Cardiac Imaging in Clinical Practice

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.  With advances in technology, cardiac CT and MRI are becoming more pop

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Dmitriy Kireyev Judy Hung Editors

Cardiac Imaging in Clinical Practice

In Clinical Practice

Taking a practical approach to clinical medicine, this series of smaller reference books is designed for the trainee physician, primary care physician, nurse practitioner and other general medical professionals to understand each topic covered. The coverage is comprehensive but concise and is designed to act as a primary reference tool for subjects across the field of medicine. More information about this series at http://www. springer.com/series/13483

Dmitriy Kireyev • Judy Hung Editors

Cardiac Imaging in Clinical Practice

Editors

Dmitriy Kireyev Division of Cardiology Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA

Judy Hung Division of Cardiology Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA

ISSN 2199-6652 ISSN 2199-6660 (electronic) In Clinical Practice ISBN 978-3-319-21457-3 ISBN 978-3-319-21458-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21458-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015954723 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

1 Basics of Ultrasound Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dmitriy Kireyev and Judy Hung

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2 Views and Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lanqi Hua and Dmitriy Kireyev

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3 Chamber Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dmitriy Kireyev and Judy Hung

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4 Valvular Quantification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dmitriy Kireyev and Judy Hung

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5 Valvular Pathology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dmitriy Kireyev and Judy Hung

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6 Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dmitriy Kireyev and Judy Hung

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7 Diastolic Function . . . . . . .