TY - BOOK AU - Leeson, Paul (ed) AU - Augustine, Daniel (ed) AU - Mitchell, Andrew R. J. (ed) AU - Becher, Harald (ed) TI - Echocardiography T2 - Oxford medical publication;Oxford specialist handbooks in cardiology PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, methods N1 - Ultrasound -- Transthoracic examination -- Transthoracic anatomy and pathology: valves -- Transthoracic anatomy and pathology: chambers and vessels -- Transoesophageal examination -- Transoesophageal anatomy and pathology: valves -- Transoesophageal anatomy and pathology: chambers and vessels -- Intracardiac echocardiography -- Contrast echocardiography -- Stress echocardiography -- Acute echocardiography -- Reporting and normal ranges N2 - Released in 2007 and the first handbook-sized practical training guide to provide easily accessible, detailed information on how to get good images, make key measurements and report findings, the first edition of Echocardiography rapidly become a bestselling echocardiography manual. Now in its second edition, and reflecting the most recent international cardiology and echocaridography society guidelines, the handbook has been extensively updated throughout and features new sections covering 3D echocardiography, intracardiac echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, speckle tracking echocardiography and emergency echocardiography. In full colour throughout, the text is illustrated with over 300 images and comes with a DVD resource of over 175 image loops. Also including reference ranges to help with reporting and accreditation exam preparation, Echocardiography remains the essential reference for trainees undergoing accreditation and a daily source of information for those who perform clinical echocardiography ER -