Noninvasive cardiovascular imaging a multimodality approach

This textbook covers the fundamental principles of cardiovascular imaging modalities and their applications for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. The main focus is on the comprehensive diagnosis of clinical conditions/disease entities through the most effective cardiovascular imaging test or...

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Other Authors: Garcia, Mario J. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health 2010
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Summary:This textbook covers the fundamental principles of cardiovascular imaging modalities and their applications for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. The main focus is on the comprehensive diagnosis of clinical conditions/disease entities through the most effective cardiovascular imaging test or combination. The authors discuss the clinical utility and relative value of each test to address specific clinical questions, based on evidence and expert opinion. Each chapter presents information in the following format: overview, discussion of pathophysiology; differential diagnosis/diagnostic evaluation; prognosis; and therapeutic guidance with illustration of treatment pathway. A companion Website will offer the full text, ten multiple-choice questions for each chapter, still and cine images, and imaging clips
Physical Description:xv, 744 pages illustrations (some colour) 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780781795357
0781795354