Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Function: Tools for the Next Decade

Julio E. Pérez, Roberto M. Lang (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

276 Seiten

1997
Springer (Verlag)
978-0-7923-9884-4 (ISBN)

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For over a quarter of a century, echocardiography has made an unparalleled contribution to clinical cardiology as a major tool for real-time imaging of cardiac dynamics. Echocardiography is widely used to assess cardiac function, and provides noninvasive information which is invaluable for the diagnosis of various disease states. In spite of its numerous advantages, in the clinical arena echocardiography has remained mostly qualitative and subjective. However, continued progress in our understanding of the interactions between ultrasound and tissue characteristics have brought about several new developments which allow quantitative analysis of ultrasound data. Among these new developments are endocardial boundary detection (frequently referred to as Acoustic Quantification), Color Kinesis and Doppler myocardial imaging.
The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with the background necessary to understand and successfully utilize these methodologies. Chapters summarize in detail the studies that have validated these techniques thus far, and discuss their future applications.

1. The Fundamentals of Acoustic Quantification and Color Kinesis Technology.- 2. How to Perform an Acoustic Quantification Study: Technical Factors Influencing Study Quality and Pitfalls to Avoid.- 3. Comparative and Validation Studies of Echocardiographic On-Line Quantification of Ventricular Dimensions and Systolic Function.- 4. Automated Assessment of Left Ventricular Function With Acoustic Quantification: Signal Averaging Revisited.- 5. Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Using Acoustic Quantification.- 6. Noninvasive Evaluation of Aortic Elastic Properties.- 7. Left Atrial Function: Indirect Hemodynamic Assessment Using Acoustic Quantification.- 8. On-Line Quantification of Cardiovascular Function in Children.- 9. Quantitative Intraoperative Echocardiographic Assessment of Ventricular Function.- 10. Color Kinesis: One Step Beyond Acoustic Quantification.- 11. Clinical Applications of Color Kinesis: Facts Versus Hopes.- 12. Doppler Myocardial Imaging.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.1997
Reihe/Serie	Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ; 191
Zusatzinfo	XII, 276 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
ISBN-10	0-7923-9884-X / 079239884X
ISBN-13	978-0-7923-9884-4 / 9780792398844
Zustand	Neuware