Selim R Krim, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)

This is a very practical yet comprehensive book on three-dimensional echocardiography (3D echo) that also includes 3 DVDs.

and interpretation of 3D echocardiography.

It is intended as a guide to the performance and interpretation of 3D echocardiography.

The 11 chapters start with an introduction and overview of real-time 3D echo. The second chapter focuses on how to perform 3D echo. This chapter is particularly important as it provides a stepwise approach to 3D image acquisition with tips on how to optimize image quality. The remaining chapters highlight the usefulness of 3D echo (both transthoracic and transesophageal) in a variety of diseases including coronary artery disease, valvular disease, and congenital heart disease. Finally, a separate chapter is dedicated to the emerging role of 3D echo used to guide catheter-based interventions.

This book will be of interest to cardiologists and physicians with a noninvasive imaging background. The accompanying DVDs add significant value.