1 Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis Basic Principles Ultrasound Waves Transducers Ultrasound Imaging Principles Imaging Artifacts Doppler Pulsed Doppler Color Doppler Continuous-Wave Doppler Doppler Artifacts Bioeffects and…
4 Specialized Echocardiography Applications Stress Echocardiography Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Image Acquisition and Display Examination Protocol Quantitation From 3D Datasets Clinical Utility Limitations Myocardial Mechanics Basic Principles Tissue Doppler Velocities Strain and…
5 Clinical Indications and Quality Assurance Basic Principles Understand the Reliability of Echocardiography for the Specific Diagnosis Integrate the Clinical Data and the Echocardiographic Findings Recommend Additional Diagnostic Testing as…
5Echocardiography Which of the following manipulations will increase the echocardiographic frame rate (see Box 5.1)? Increase depth Increase transmit frequency Decrease sector angle Increase transmit power The lateral resolution increases…
2Electrocardiography ECG diagnostic criteria are listed in Box 2.1. For the tracings in the questions/figures in this section, please analyze carefully and list the important findings and possible clinical setting….
3Chest X-Ray in Cardiology A 52-year-old African American male was admitted with complaints of shortness of breath and edema. He has a history of methamphetamine use. A chest X-ray (Figure…
24Cardiac Masses An 85-year-old female came in with complaints of chest pain. Her past history is significant for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and partial left mastectomy for a stage 2…
7Cardiac Computed Tomography Which of the following scan modes is used for coronary calcium scanning? Prospective gated noncontrast Prospective gated contrast scan Retrospective gated noncontrast Retrospective gated contrast scan What…
