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T1 Echocardiography: Technology and Protocols
A1 Zamorano Gómez, José Luis
A1 De Agustín Loeches, José Alberto
AB Imaging techniques for the study of heart disease have experienced a great development in recent decades and are essential in current clinical practice. The main value of imaging techniques in Electrophysiology is to determine the underlying heart disease, which helps to define the patient management and prognosis. Noninvasive imaging of cardiac ­electrophysiology is still a major goal despite all recent technical innovations. However, electrophysiological procedures require an intimate knowledge of heart anatomy and ­classical imaging techniques may be unable to visualize structures involved in arrhythmia mechanisms. Novel methods, such as intracardiac echocardiography and three-dimensional echocardiography, have enabled a more accurate imaging during electrophysiology ­procedures. This may reduce ionizing radiation exposure and shorten procedure time. This chapter describes the echocardiographic technology and protocols currently used for the study of most common heart diseases involving arrhythmias.
PB Springer-Verlag London Ltd
YR 2011
FD 2011-01-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131978
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131978
LA eng
NO Zamorano, J., de Agustín, J.A. (2012). Echocardiography: Technology and Protocols. In: Auricchio, A., Singh, J., Rademakers, F. (eds) Cardiac Imaging in Electrophysiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-486-7_5
DS Docta Complutense
RD 20 mar 2026