Now there is a source of recent information on the basic and clinical usefulness of real-time 3D echocardiography for echocardiographers, cardiologists, cardiac sonographers, and internists. This excellent reference helps clinicians improve pre- and post-surgical planning, attain better measurement of heart function, decrease exam times, and enhance patient communication. An accompanying DVD shows procedures in real time.About the Author: Navin C. Nanda, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSGC, FISCU(D) Professor of Medicine and Director, Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama and Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, The Kirklin Clinic, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Birmingham, Alabama, July 1984-present Editor-in-Chief, Echocardiography Journal President, International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound