Two Dimensional & M-mode Echocardiography for the Small Animal Practitioner

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-893441-28-6
Verlag: Teton NewMedia

Buch, Englisch, 125 Seiten, Gewicht: 159 g

Reihe: Made Easy Series

A concise, easy-to-use manual of basic two dimensional and m-mode echocardiography for the non-specialist. This handybook includesoriginal line drawings that demonstrate proper placement of the ultrasound probe for the study of specific cardiac and great vessel structures, and to show normal cardiac anatomy. Common congenital problems including pulmonic stenosis, ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus are presented as well as common acquired problems such as pericardial effusion, endocarditis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.Published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed by CRC Press outside of North America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boon, June A.

Boon, June

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Haus- und Kleintiere

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ContentsSection 1 The BasicsIntroduction 3Some Helpful Hints 3Applications 4Cardiac Anatomy 5Orientation of the Heart in the Thorax 6Section 2 Obtaining the Image and Subjective AssessmentRight Parasternal Long Axis Left VentricularOutflow View 10Technique in the Dog 10Modifications in Technique for the Cat 12Subjective Assessment of the LeftVentricular Outflow View in the Dog 13Subjective Assessment of the LeftVentricular Outflow View in the Cat 14Right Parasternal Long Axis Four Chamber View 15Technique in the Dog and Cat 15Subjective Assessment of the FourChamber View in the Dog and Cat 17Right Parasternal Transverse Views 18Technique in the Dog and Cat 18Subjective Assessment of theTransverse Views in the Dog and Cat 23Left Parasternal Cranial Left VentricularOutflow View 26Technique in the Dog and Cat 26Subjective Assessment of the Left ParasternalCranial Left Ventricular Outflow View 27Left Parasternal Right Atrium and Auricle View 28Technique in the Dog and Cat 28Subjective Assessment of the Left Parasternal RightAtrium and the Auricle View 29Left Parasternal Pulmonary Artery View 30Technique in the Dog and Cat 30Subjective Assessment of the Left ParasternalPulmonary Artery View 31Left Parasternal Cranial Transverse HeartBase View 32Technique in the Dog and Cat 32Subjective Assessment of the Left ParasternalCranial Transverse Heart Base View 33Left Parasternal Apical Four Chamber View 34Technique in the Dog 34Technique in the Cat 35Subjective Assessment of the Left ParasternalApical Four Chamber View 36Left Parasternal Apical Five Chamber View 36Technique in the Dog and Cat 36Subjective Assessment of the Left ParasternalApical Five Chamber View 38Section 3 M-Mode Echocardiography:A Quantitative AssessmentPrinciples of M-Mode Echocardiography 40M-Mode of the Left Ventricle 40Cursor Placement 40Measurements 42M-Mode of the Aorta and Left Atrium 43Cursor Placement 43Measurements 44M-Mode of the Mitral Valve 45Cursor Placement 45Measurement 46Assessment of M-Mode Measurements 47Diastolic Measurements 47Systolic Measurements 48Types of Enlargement 48Assessment of Left Ventricular Function 49Fractional Shortening 49Section 4 Echocardiographic Reference ValuesEchocardiographic Reference Values forParameters in the Cat 56Echocardiographic Reference Values forParameters Unrelated to Body Size in the Dog 57Echocardiographic Reference Values forParameters Related to Body Size in the Dog 58Section 5 Common Acquired Heart DiseaseMitral Valve Disease 68Endocarditis 70Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 71Dilated Cardiomyopathy 74Restrictive Cardiomyopathy 76Pericardial Effusion 78Hemangiosarcoma 80Aortic Body Tumors 82Section 6 Common Congenital Heart DiseasesPatent Ductus Arteriosus 86Subaortic Stenosis 88Pulmonic Stenosis 91Ventricular Septal Defect 94Tricuspid Dysplasia 96Abbreviations 99Recommended Readings 107