Manual of 3D Echocardiography

Dr. Eduardo Casas Rojo MD, PhD is a cardiologist in the Cardiac Imaging Unit in Hospital Ramon y Cajal (Madrid). Concentrating on general echocardiography, stress echo, coronary multislice tomography and clinical cardiology, his areas of investigation include: tissue Doppler, 3D echo and 3D-speckle tracking echocardiography, and fusion of 3D-ST and CT. Dr. Covadonga Fernandez-Golfin MD is coordinator of the Cardiac Imaging Unit in Hospital Ramon y Cajal (Madrid) and a specialist in echocardiography and also an experienced researcher in cardiac MR. Dr. José Luis Zamorano Gómez MD, PhD. Head of Cardiology. Hospital Ramon y Cajal (Madrid, Spain). Dr. Zamorano is one of the leaders of international cardiology and cardiac imaging research.

Introduction.- Physical And Technical Aspects Of 3D- Echocardiography.- General Aspects Of Transthoracic 3D-Echo.- General Aspects Of Transesophageal 3D-Echo.- 3D-Echo Protocols For The Diagnosis Of Valvular Disease.- 3D-Echo Protocols For Assesing Volume And Function.- 3D-Wall Motion Tracking. Measuring Myocardial Strain With 3d.- Guiding Structural Interventions With 3D-Echo.- Fusion Of 3D-Echo And Other Imaging Modalities.- Future Directions.