Guidebook to Endovascular Coronary Diagnostic Techniques

The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.

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This volume's 25 contributions provide clinicians with descriptions of and guidance to nonangiographic endovascular diagnostic methods used around the world. The first section, covering imaging techniques, addresses quantitative coronary angiography; coronary angioscopy; intravascular ultrasound imaging; and magnetic resonance imaging. The second part treats physiological matters such as intravascular Doppler flow velocity and coronary pressure measurements. The final section addresses economic and ethical issues. The advantages, disadvantages, and equipment specifications for intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS), intravascular Doppler flow, and coronary angioscopy are summarized in tables. B&w illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Geschwind, Herbert J., MD (Univ of Paris XII); Kern, Morton J., MD (St Louis Univ)

The contributors represent the specialties of cardiology, interventional cardiology, and radiology. Most are from hospitals and universities in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S. Institutions prominently represented include Univ of Paris XII, Stanford, Univ of Essen, UCSF, and Erasmus Univ.