000			01647pam a2200289 a 4500
008			100409s2010 enka b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781405195560
040			_aDNLM
041	0		_aeng
042			_apcc
060	0	0	_aWG 141.5
245	0	0	_aPractical handbook of echocardiography: _b101 case studies
260			_aChichester, West Sussex : _bWiley-Blackwell, _c2010.
300			_axxiv, 342 p. : _bill. + _e1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"The field of echocardiography is of great importance to the care of patients with a problem involving the cardiovascular system. Virtually all patients with suspected or known cardiovascular diseases undergo echocardiographic analysis as part of their evaluation. The dramatic increase in the application and understanding of echocardiography has made echocardiography one of the most requested imaging modalities in the 21st century. In the past two decades there has been extensive development in the field with the increased use of transesophageal and three-dimensional echocardiography. As a consequence of this rapid development it has been difficult for practicing physicians to understand all of the many uses and innovations in this field"--Provided by publisher.
650	1	2	_aEchocardiography _xmethods
650	2	2	_aCardiovascular Diseases _xdiagnostic imaging
650	2	2	_aUltrasonography
700	1		_aSun, Jingping.
700	1		_aFelner, Joel M.,
700	1		_aMerlino, John D.
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999			_c79142 _d79142