Echocardiographic Anatomy in the Fetus [Hardcover]

Enrico Chiappa (Author), Andrew C. Cook (Author), Gianni Botta (Author), Norman H. Silverman (Author)

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ISBN-10: 8847005728 | ISBN-13: 978-8847005723 | Publication Date: October 24, 2008 | Edition: 1

Echocardiographic diagnosis is based on moving images. Recent advances in ultrasound systems have brought innovative applications into the clinical field and can be integrated into powerful multimedia presentations for teaching. The CD-ROM accompanying the book presents morphological pictures from tomographic sections of the whole fetal body, combined with high quality dynamic echocardiographic images of normal fetuses and of some of the most common congenital heart defects.

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Whether in fetal or postnatal life, echocardiographic diagnosis is based on moving images. With recent advances in ultrasound systems, storing multiple digital frames and clips with superb image quality has become a reality. These advances have brought innovative applications into the clinical field and can be integrated into powerful multimedia presentations for teaching purposes.

Sections of cardiac specimens are usually compared with corresponding sections in echocardiography textbooks. These sections are mainly obtained from isolated hearts, due to ease and speed of acquisition. Nevertheless, sections of the whole body are a better tool with which to understand the relationship between cardiac and extracardiac structures. This understanding is particularly important in fetal echocardiography, where the number of visible structures around the heart is much greater and the approaches to the fetal thorax are more variable.

The DVD accompanying the book presents morphological images from tomographic sections of the whole fetal body, as well as high-quality dynamic echocardiographic images of normal fetuses and of some of the most common congenital heart defects.

The extraordinary amount of information provided in this work makes this publication a highly useful resource for obstetricians, sonographers, and pediatric cardiologists.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 241 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8847005728
• ISBN-13: 978-8847005723
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Echo Anatomy of Fetus, March 23, 2009

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J. Bodtke "United Echo" (Little Rock, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echocardiographic Anatomy in the Fetus (Hardcover)

This book is a great anatomical reference tool for the clinician. The accompanying DVD was of surprising quality and content. Great product for the price as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Echocardiographic Anatomy in the Fetus, April 10, 2010

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JP (Atlanta. Ga. USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Echocardiographic Anatomy in the Fetus (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book for Pediatiric Cardiologists, Cardiac Nurses, Anatomists, Cardiac fellows, and Cardiac Sonographers. Each chapter is clear and concise in the presentation of the material with plenty of 2-D images and cross sectional pathology specimens for comparison. I highly recommend this book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction to Fetal Echo, March 27, 2011

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John Mullen (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echocardiographic Anatomy in the Fetus (Kindle Edition)

This book was actually my first ever Kindle purchase and I'm fairly impressed with the service. I've mostly been reading it on my Nookcolor but if I want to pick up where I left off on my iPhone, I can do so with no problem. Sometimes the images aren't immediately adjacent to the corresponding text but they're never too far away either. The only downside would be that I didn't receive the DVD that comes with the print version. Although it would still be nice to have the dvd, I work in a lab where fetal echo is performed so have access to almost infinite digital media.

The book itself is a nuts and bolts introduction to the subject of Fetal Echo. If you're starting out this is an excellent first step, presenting the standard views and normal anatomy in a logical way along with some pathology. It has excellent pictures to show you how to obtain the views and shows the views alongside an artistic representation so that everything is crystal clear for the untrained eye. If you already have some experience in the field I feel like you might be disappointed in the scope of this book's instruction and information. This book doesn't seem to hit any particular topic very hard, but does in fact teach you echocardiographic anatomy in the fetus.