Eco-Colordoppler – Manuale didattico
Eco-Colordoppler – Manuale didattico di Eco-colordoppler ed Ecocardiografia
This manual was developed to introduce readers, through an interdisciplinary approach, to the fascinating world of color Doppler imaging. Instead of passive instructions, the book adopts an interactive teaching method that presents questions and problems at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and comprehension.
To support anatomical orientation and structure identification, explanatory drawings accompany the complex eco-colorDoppler images. Readers are encouraged to identify the numbered structures before checking the answers on the inside cover, as experience shows this is the most intuitive and effective learning method—often enjoyable as well.
The educational approach of this book is based on the authors’ experience in ECD training courses within the Arbeitsgruppe Medizindidaktik Düsseldorf, where small-group interdisciplinary courses (five participants per tutor) have achieved notable success (www.medidak.de).
The authors acknowledge the valuable collaboration of Franca Bergfelder, Jonathan Brück, Klemens Freitag, Ira Gabor, Arnd Giese, Fabian Girke, Maike Hüssmann, Anne Jäckel, Kai Jannusch, Kathrin Klein, Nicole Majewski, Alice and Ole Martin, Ralf Rulands, Stefan Schmidt, Thomas Schmidt, Isabelle Stetter, Christian Weigel, Daniel Weiss and Björn Wieland.
Special thanks go to Samsung Electronics for supporting the printing costs of the German edition and providing several images, and to Ramona Sprenger and Jens Kellersmann for their meticulous editorial refinement and design improvements.
Many of the cardiology images were included thanks to the support of Prof. Dr. Malte Kelm, Director of the Clinic of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology.
The authors also thank Dr. Georg Groß and Dr. Alexis-Müller Marbach for their valuable contributions in the fields of gastroenterology and medical illustration.
We hope this text inspires further study and that what you learn will be successfully applied in your professional practice.