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The normal anatomy of the heart's internal structures - natives valves, interatrial septum, left atrial appendage, etc. - are presented in this atlas through a revolutionary ultrasound technique. Challenging cardiac pathology cases are also analyzed in detail.

The book will serve as on demand reference for consultation when one is faced with such special scenario in the field of endourology. It's easy to read and easy to understand format should give an easy access to all chapters right from the beginning, so there is no need to read previous chapters for understanding the current one.

Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent advancements in instrumentation, imaging techniques including the use of contrast enhancement agents, plaque image analysis and its automation, elastography and plaque motion analysis;

The aim of this book is to provide a systematic approach to echocardiographic diagnosis based upon a comprehensive understanding of cardiac anatomy. The book covers the impact of aging and features of pathologic conditions along with normal findings.

The Essentials of Chinese Medicine is a text book intended for international students who wish to gain a basic understanding of Chinese Medicine (CM) at the university level.

and anatomy and imaging of spinal vessels- Neurovascular Imaging contains a rich collection of images to teach the reader how to interpret MR images of the brain vessels and spinal vessels, and how to identify pathological signs.

The management of various conditions in the foot and ankle will be approached by authors in different parts of the world. Authors will be invited to provide radiographs, diagrams, and intra-operative pictures to illustrate the procedures described. The reader will be exposed to a step-by-step approach to each procedure presented.

Tensor signal processing is an emerging field with important applications to computer vision and image processing. This book presents the state of the art in this new branch of signal processing, offering a great deal of research and discussions by leading experts in the area.

Important strides have been made in understanding the pathophysiologic basis of many inflammatory conditions in recent years, but rheumatology remains a discipline in which diagnosis is rooted in the medical history skillfully extracted from the patient, the careful physical examination, and the discriminating use of laboratory tests and imaging.

Review of Rheumatology is a synopsis of key areas of interest, making for an indispensable quick reference work. This book is a quick and easily accessible reference not only for those preparing for the rheumatology board exams, but it also serves as a succinct reference for all health care workers interested in the field of rheumatology.

Physicians who are involved in the delivery of care for patients with cutaneous problems that can be addressed by light treatments need to be able to fully understand the mechanisms, applications, risks, efficacy, adverse events, and other pertinent issues in considering treatment options for their patients with pigmented skin.

This reference book is for anyone involved in generating surgical training scenarios, as well as in VR-based training in general. The book is the ideal reference for any reader involved in generating training scenarios, as well as in VR-based training in general.

Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle represents a novel approach to treatment of orthopedic problems in the foot and ankle.

Vascular care has evolved from conservative therapy and open surgical therapy to a minimally invasive approach using endovascular techniques, laparoscopic or thoracoscopic techniques as well as hybrids of open and endovascular techniques. This volume provides up-to-the-minute information and details new developments and procedures.

There is no standard textbook at this time on endovascular management of thoracic aortic pathologies.

"To Err is Human..." Alexander Pope Any surgical intervention has potential risks and complications. By understanding the functional anatomy at risk, proper surgical setup, proper equipment, and proper patient selection, a preventative approach to complications can be instituted.

This atlas provides sequential pictures for most existing reconstructive urology procedures. Though the use of technology is described, the book has been constructed in such a way that urologists from all countries will be able to pickup the technical tips to perform the laparoscopic procedures using simplified devices.

Due to the multidisciplinary approach presentation of the basic plastic surgery knowledge with adjustment to new technologies, the book targets not only plastic surgeons but also hand, microsurgeons, hand and neck specialists, and breast surgeons.

Urinary Tract Stone Disease covers the entire subject of urinary stone disease from basic sciences to medical and surgical treatment of stones.The surgical management of urinary stone disease has advanced significantly since the introduction of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopy (URS), and more recently retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS) with small, flexible fibre-optic ureteroscopes. As a result, ¿cutting for stones¿ has become a rare procedure. These minimally invasive techniques are now also used in the paediatric population with great safety and success.This book consists of 60 chapters divided into nine sections. The first three sections are devoted to basic sciences on subjects ranging from epidemiology of urinary calculi, to shock wave physics. The fourth section deals with diagnostic, laboratory, and research methods in the diagnosis and investigation of stones. Stone disease in children is dealt with in chapter five, followed by three sections on surgical management of stones. Finally, there is an entire section on medical management of stones.With highly illustrated diagrams, photographs, and X-ray images throughout, this book is an excellent reference for urologists, nephrologists and non-medical scientists.

This book assembles a distinguished team of international contributors to identify, analyze and collate the research articles that have earned recognition as the defining literature on coronary angioplasty.

It examines all aspects of the subject including the circumstances in which the germ may be found, its specific pathological features and methods of diagnosing the lesion. Its author discovered Chlamydia pneumoniae germs in atheroma lesions and is a world authority in this very specialized field of pathology.

Robotic Urologic Surgery, Second Edition is an updated and revised technical manual focusing on the various robotic approaches to robotic urologic surgical procedures.

Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series - Introducing 'basic science into the cardiac operating room'.

For many years, there has been a great deal of work done on chronic congestive heart failure while acute heart failure has been considered a difficult to handle and hopeless syndrome.

An understanding of virus infection and the underlying role of the immune system in protection against these diseases is vital in today's medical climate.

A definitive summary of novel techniques, this volume details the most current and multidisciplinary approach to new technologies used in general plastic surgery, hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, microsurgery, breast surgery, esthetic surgery, and trauma surgery.

This book distils into a single coherent handbook all the essentials of process automation at a depth sufficient for most practical purposes. No other book covers the gap between the theory and practice of control systems so comprehensively.

This utterly comprehensive work covers all of the techniques involved in uro-oncology. Oncology has a big impact in the urological community and is hugely topical at the present time because many technical advances have been made in this field.

A comprehensive, evidence-based introduction to the area of lymphology, the book describes the unique anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system. It is directed mainly to the US audience and will appeal to an interdisciplinary field of health professionals.

This book aims to provide an up-to-date review of the literature in each of the major areas relating to the management of older lung cancer patients, and makes recommendations for best practice and future research. The authors come from a broad geographic spread including the UK, mainland Europe and North America to ensure a worldwide relevance.