Handbook of Contrast Echocardiography

LV Function and Myocardial Perfusion

by
Harald Becher University of Oxford, UK
Peter N Burns University of Toronto, Canada
Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto

With a foreword by Sanjiv Kaul MD, Professor of Cardiology and Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Centre, University of Virginia, USA
and additional contributions from Carlo Caiati, and Sabino Iliceto University of Cagliari, Italy, Danny Skyba and Damien Dolimier, Bothell WA, USA

Ultrasound contrast agents are rapidly becoming an integral part of echocardiography, the most widely used technique to image the heart. Its demonstrated ability to provide the first images of perfusion in the myocardium have elicited widespread interest in the cardiology community. This has been accompanied by rapid development of the agents and specialised imaging methods for their detection. In spite of this, there exist no sources of reference for the practical use of contrast agents in the echocardiography laboratory. This book is the result of the authors' combined experience in both research into the agents and their associated imaging techniques, and of clinical application of contrast echocardiography in patients over a period of ten years. Its aim is to provide for the clinical echocardiographer a complete guide and reference for performing and interpreting a contrast echo study. The copious illustrations accompanying the text are supplemented by the generous contributions of more than twenty five worldwide authorities who have provided cases which convincingly demonstrate the general applicability of this new technology. It is available in both printed and electronic formats from this site.

Clinical cases for the book are provided by:

Luciano Agati, University of Rome, Italy
Gian Paolo Bezante, University of Genoa, Italy
Carlo Caiati, University of Cagliari, Italy
Damien Dolimier, Bothell WA, USA,
Steve Feinstein, Rush University, Chicago, USA
Kathy Ferrara, University of California, Davis, USA
Christian Firschke, University of Munich, Germany
Francesco Gentile, University of Milan, Italy
Sabino Iliceto, University of Cagliari, Italy
Sanjiv Kaul, University of Virginia, USA
Heinz Lambertz, Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik, Wiesbaden, Germany
Roberto Lang, University of Chicago, USA
Jonathan Lindner, University of Virginia, USA
Thomas Marwick, University of Brisbane, Australia
Gerd P Meyer, University of Hanover, Germany
Mark Monaghan, University of London, UK
Sharon Mulvagh, Mayo Clinic, USA
Thomas Porter, University of Nebraska, USA
Ricardo Ronderos, University of La Plata, Argentina
Jiri Sklenar, University of Virginia, USA
Danny Skyba, Bothell WA, USA
Folkert Ten Cate, Thorax Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Jim Thomas, Cleveland Clinic, USA
Neil Weissmann, Washington Hospital, Washington DC, USA
Eric Yu, University of Toronto, Canada
J Luis Zamorano, University of Madrid, Spain

Handbook of Contrast Echocardiography
by
Harald Becher and Peter N Burns


ISBN 3-540-67083-1
Springer Verlag, Frankfurt and New York, June 2000
200 pages, 150 colour figures and tables
US$54, DM98, UK£34

Contents: Understanding Ultrasound Contrast Agents for Echocardiography: Principles and Instrumentation. Introduction; The Need for Contrast Agents in Echocardiography; Contrast Agents for Ultrasound; Mode of Action; New Developments in Contrast Imaging; Conclusion; Assessment of LV Function by Contrast Echo Physiology and Pathophysiology of LV Function; Available Methods; Indications and Selection of Methods; How to Perfom Contrast Enhanced LV Studies; Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion by Contrast Echo; Coronary Flow and Flow Reserve; Tissue Perfusion.



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