Echocardiography - 9780646468631

This popular title has been revised to incorporate recent developments and new guidelines in the field of echocardiography. Chapters on the principles of two-dimensional ultrasound imaging and Doppler echocardiography have been expanded and include sections relating to imaging and Doppler artifacts. As in the first edition, the focus is predominately on the practical aspects of clinical Echocardiography.

The primary objective of this text is to detail the basic principles of adult transthoracic echocardiography including the theoretical concepts, methodologies, limitations and clinical significance of echocardiographic calculations. “Step by step” instructions and practical examples have also been included as a guide for the performance of certain measurements and calculations.

A valuable guide for the trainee sonographer and teachers of Echocardiography, this publication includes over 350 figures including practical examples, illustrations and ultrasound images, mostly in full colour.

This new edition contains 336 printed pages of information and is bound in an attractive, durable hard cover.

This publication is the culmination Bonita Anderson's career in echocardiography which spans more than 20 years.