Langbeschreibung
This book provides a concise guide to echocardiography, SPECT, CT and MRI, including both the basics of cardiac imaging as well as tables of normal/abnormal values and guidelines.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Echocardiography-Physics basics.- Views.- Chamber quantification.- Valves: AS, AR, MS, MR, TS, TR, PS, PR subchapters.- Artificial valves basics, AS, AR, MS, MR, TS, TR, PS, PR.- Diastology.- Pericardial disease.- Cardiac Masses.- Non-invasive catheterization.- Basic cardiac anomalies.- Ischemic heart disease.- CHF.- Cardiomyopathies.- Systemic diseases.- Aortic disease.- Basics of bubble and contrast studies.- SPECT-Basics of SPECT Radioisotopes.- Ischemia work up.- Viability work up.- CT- Technique.- Indications.- Sample images.- MRI-Basic technique.- Indications.- Function, Viability.- Masses, CMP, scar, amyloid, HCM images.- Pericardium: inflammation, constriction vs. restriction.