Book[edited by] David L. Reich, Gregory W. Fischer.
Contents:
Principles and the normal heart
Getting started with echocardiography: the twenty standard views
Principles and physics: principles of ultrasound
Principles and physics: principles of Doppler ultrasound
Principles and physics: equations to remember (the Bernoulli equation, velocity-time integrals, and the continuity equation)
Principles and physics: transducer characteristics
Principles and physics: imaging artifacts and pitfalls
Normal anatomy and flow during the complete examination: components of the complete examination
Normal anatomy and flow during the complete examination: epiaortic imaging
Normal anatomy and flow during the complete examination: three-dimensional views: replicating the surgeon's view
Normal anatomy and flow during the complete examination: extracardiac anatomy
Quantitative and semiquantitative echocardiography: dimensions and flows
Quantitative and semiquantitative echocardiography: ventricular and valvular physiology
Understanding how transesophageal echocardiography demonstrates cardiovascular pathology
Myocardial ischemia and aortic atherosclerosis
Aortic valve anatomy and embryology
Mitral valvular disease
Tricuspid valvular disease
Pulmonic valvular disease
Cardiomyopathies
Aneurysms and dissections
Endocarditis
Imaging of cardiac tumors and solid and gaseous materials
Intracardiac devices, catheters, and cannulas
Echocardiographic evaluation of pericardial disease
Adult congenital heart disease
Pulmonary hypertension
Recent advances
Maintaining quality of perioperative echocardiography
Indications for transesophageal echocardiography
Complications of transesophageal echocardiography
Equipment, infection control, and safety
Oversight and administration
Training and certification for transesophageal echocardiography
Medical insurance claims, compliance, and reimbursement for anesthesiology
Regulatory, legal, and liability issues pertaining to transesophageal echocardiography.