High-Quality Transesophageal Echocardiography presents a step-by-step approach aimed to help readers understand how to perform a high-quality transesophageal echocardiogram. The book explains the steps, tips, tricks, and troubleshooting tactics for performing a transesophageal echocardiogram effectively and with highest diagnostic utility, while ensuring patient safety and comfort.
High-Quality Transesophageal Echocardiography is suitable for a wide audience from early learners of the technique who want to accelerate their progress and boost their confidence to those already qualified in the procedure who want to pick up tips to increase the quality and effectiveness of their practice.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction and how to use this book - p. xii 2. Part I: Practical - p. 4 3. Chapter 2: Design and physical features of the probe - p. 4 4. Chapter 3: Patient safety and comfort - p. 12 5. Chapter 4: Introduction of the probe - p. 24 6. Chapter 5: Positioning and moving the probe - p. 44 7. Chapter 6: Optimizing image quality - p. 52 8. Chapter 7: Strategies for specific structures - p. 67 9. Chapter 8: An effective examination sequence - p. 115 10. Chapter 9: End of the examination, and post-procedure - p. 123 11. Part II: Theoretical - p. 130 12. Chapter 10: Ultrasound - p. 130 13. Chapter 11: Instrumentation - p. 154 14. Chapter 12: Anatomy - p. 161 15. Part III: Resources - p. 170 16. Chapter 13: Resources - p. 170 17. Index - p. 170
High-Quality Transesophageal Echocardiography presents a step-by-step approach aimed to help readers understand how to perform a high-quality transesophageal echocardiogram. The book explains the steps, tips, tricks, and troubleshooting tactics for performing a transesophageal echocardiogram effectively and with highest diagnostic utility, while ensuring patient safety and comfort.
High-Quality Transesophageal Echocardiography is suitable for a wide audience from early learners of the technique who want to accelerate their progress and boost their confidence to those already qualified in the procedure who want to pick up tips to increase the quality and effectiveness of their practice.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction and how to use this book - p. xii 2. Part I: Practical - p. 4 3. Chapter 2: Design and physical features of the probe - p. 4 4. Chapter 3: Patient safety and comfort - p. 12 5. Chapter 4: Introduction of the probe - p. 24 6. Chapter 5: Positioning and moving the probe - p. 44 7. Chapter 6: Optimizing image quality - p. 52 8. Chapter 7: Strategies for specific structures - p. 67 9. Chapter 8: An effective examination sequence - p. 115 10. Chapter 9: End of the examination, and post-procedure - p. 123 11. Part II: Theoretical - p. 130 12. Chapter 10: Ultrasound - p. 130 13. Chapter 11: Instrumentation - p. 154 14. Chapter 12: Anatomy - p. 161 15. Part III: Resources - p. 170 16. Chapter 13: Resources - p. 170 17. Index - p. 170
