INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter discusses the use of the Doppler principle and the modified Bernoulli equation for the assessment of gradients and regurgitations caused by stenotic or insufficient…
CROSS-SECTIONAL NEONATAL CARDIAC ANATOMY Print Section Listen Cardiac anatomy is often taught on a heart excised from a cadaver, or on heart models that do not reflect the true spatial…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter discusses the use of M-mode (movement/motion mode) and its role in neonatal functional echocardiography, as well as common measurements obtained with two-dimensional (2D) imaging….
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Echocardiography utilizes ultrasound to produce images of the heart and vascular structures (using M-mode, two-dimensional [2D], and and three-dimensionall [3D] echocardiography) and to provide information about…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Ultrasound machines have greatly evolved during the last few decades. Bulky machines with limited capability have been transformed to much smaller units with enhanced capability of…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Echocardiography is the predominant noninvasive method of assessing cardiac structure and function. Although initially this technique resided exclusively in the domain of the cardiologist, more recently…
