Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Function: Tools for the Next Decade

Erez, Julio E.; Moravi, Victor

ISBN 10: 079239884X / ISBN 13: 9780792398844

Published by Springer, 1997

Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.7. Seller Inventory # G079239884XI4N01

Synopsis:

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Function...
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket