Often times the symptoms of pericardial disease such as fever, chest pain, and shortness of breath are non-specific, making an accurate diagnosis a challenging task. Now, you can detect and treat pericardial disease in time to save many more patients. This title in the brand-new Clinical Diagnostic Imaging Atlas Series offers you authoritative guidance from a well-known cardiologist and imaging expert about when and how to perform the latest diagnostic imaging tests, interpret the results, and effectively treat the emergency. Detailed discussions of hot topics, full-color illustrations, and a DVD of procedural video clips, animations, and downloadable image libraries help you provide fast, appropriate treatment for each challenging case you face.

很多时候心包疾病的症状，例如发热，胸痛，和气短，都是非特异性的，从而很难进行准确的诊断。现在读者能够及时地检测并治疗心包疾病从而挽救更多的患者。新的Clinical Diagnostic Imaging Atlas 系列中的这一类目为读者提供了由知名心脏病专家和影像专家提出的权威指导意见，其包括何时以及如何实施最新的诊断成像实验，如何解释结果，以及有效的处理紧急情况。对于热点话题的详细讨论，彩色插图，和包含手术视屏片段的DVD，动画，以及能够进行下载的图片库，这都能为读者遇到的每个困难案例提供快速和合适的治疗方案。

* Offers detailed advice on when and how to screen for the most prevalent but often difficult-to-diagnose pericardial diseases to help you improve care and increase survival rates. * Discusses the hottest topics in pericardial disease, including imaging of the pericardium • pericarditis • pericardial effusions • pericardial tamponade • pericardial constriction • masses and encasement of the pericardium • pneumopericardium • and more that help you quickly diagnose the non-specific symptoms associated with pericardial disease. * Presents 49 fully illustrated case presentations with teaching points that make information easy to understand and digest. * Addresses the advantages and limitations of chest radiology, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac CT, MR, angiography, and nuclear cardiology techniques so you can quickly determine the best imaging approach. * Includes supporting evidence and current AHA/ACC guidelines for more