Atlas of Fundus Angiography.9781588904386 Atlas of fundus fundus /fun·dus/ (fun´dus) pl. fun´di [L.] the bottom or base of anything; the bottom or base of an organ, or the part of a hollow organ farthest from its mouth. angiography angiography or arteriography X-ray examination of arteries and veins with a contrast medium to differentiate them from surrounding organs. The contrast medium is introduced through a catheter to show the blood vessels and the structures they supply, including . Heimann, Heinrich et al. Thieme Medical Publishers 2006 181 pages $119.95 Hardcover RE79 For beginning and advanced clinicians, Heimann (ophthalmic surgery, Royal Liverpool U. Hospital, UK) et al. provide an illustrated guide to angiography of the ocular fundus for the diagnosis of posterior segment diseases. The volume is based on lectures from a one-day course on flourescein angiography held in Berlin prior to the German Ophthalmological Society Conference. Speakers, German and Swiss ophthalmological specialists, were asked to modify their lectures and images for these chapters. Ten chapters of several sections--each detailing epidemiology, pathophysiology pathophysiology /patho·phys·i·ol·o·gy/ (-fiz?e-ol´ah-je) the physiology of disordered function. path·o·phys·i·ol·o·gy n. 1. , clinical presentation, angiography, diagnosis, and treatment--cover examination methods, adverse effects, age-related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) Degeneration of the macula (the central part of the retina where the rods and cones are most dense) that leads to loss of central vision in people over 60. and choroidal cho·roi·dal adj. Of or relating to the choroid. choroidal pertaining to or emanating from the choroid. choroidal hypoplasia neovascularization, hereditary and toxic retinal disorders, tumors, diabetic retinopathy, other retinal vascular diseases, diseases of the macula and central retina, and inflammatory, autoimmune, and optic nerve head disorders. The book was translated from the German Angiographie-Atlas des Augenhintergrundes (2004); it was revised and updated to include new treatment strategies and images. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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