S. Dithmar – Fluorescence Angiography in Ophthalmology

Автор: S. Dithmar
Название книги: Fluorescence Angiography in Ophthalmology
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Ангиография
Страницы: 223
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

The technology of angiographic systems has greatly improved. This atlas covers the basic principles of the new methods for fluorescein- and indocyanine green-angiography, as well as the high resolution imaging of fundus autofluorescence.

Fluorescein and Indocyanine green angiography, including the imaging of fundus
autofluorescence, has been significantly improved in the last few years. The use
of confocal laser technology in particular has been the most significant improvement:
the technology is digital, fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography
are seen in real time and can be used simultaneously. The clinical findings have
been expanded with the addition of infrared, red-free and autofluorescence imaging.
The foundations for the new fluorescence angiography atlas of Professor
S. Dithmar, Heidelberg and Professor F. Holz (previously of Heidelberg) are findings
that have been gathered at the Heidelberg University Department of Ophthalmology
with the Heidelberg Angiograph 2 (HRA 2, Heidelberg Engineering.
This work documents the authors’ successful collaboration with the Heidelberg
Engineering firm.
This atlas clearly explains the technical fundamentals of fluorescence angiography
and the imaging of pathological fluorescence phenomena. A full chapter is
devoted to fundus autofluorescence, particularly with regard to pathological findings
in the retinal pigment epithelium. Naturally, diseases of the macula are given
particular attention, especially to age-related macular degeneration and the use of
Anti-VEGF therapy. The wide spectrum of macular disorders has been expanded
with attention given to retinal vascular disease, inflammatory, retinal and choroidal
diseases, disorders of the optic nerve, and the typical findings of intraocular
tumors, including choroidal melanomas, choroidal metastases and choroidal
hemangiomas. The atlas »fluorescence angiography in Ophthalmology« by Dithmar
and Holz provides an excellent perspective of the ophthalmic disorders that
are relevant to the practice of clinical ophthalmology. It covers in graphic detail
the pathological characteristics of macular, retinal, and choroidal diseases, and
explains the findings that are necessary for the diagnosis, differential diagnosis
and clinical management of ophthalmic diseases. With this, the atlas is a valuable
resource for physicians, when used for teaching or in clinical practice, covering
the elements necessary for proper diagnosis and management of ocular diseases.
These are good reasons to praise the authors for their work and to expect that it
will be enthusiastically received and widely adopted.