Echocardiography
| Definition: |
Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic. |
| Notes: |
GEN only; prefer /ultrasonogr with specific heart dis; note X ref ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSTHORACIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL is also available; DF: ECHOCARDIOGR |
| Also Called: |
2D Echocardiography,Echocardiography, Contrast,Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional,Echocardiography, M-Mode |
| Previously Indexed: |
Ultrasonics (1966) |
Echocardiography Categories.
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Echocardiography, Doppler - Measurement of intracardiac blood flow using an M-mode and/or two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiogram while simultaneously recording the spectrum of the audible Doppler signal (e.g., velocity, direction, amplitude, intensity, timing) reflected from the moving column of red blood cells. |
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Echocardiography, Stress - A method of recording heart motion and internal structures by combining ultrasonic imaging with exercise testing (EXERCISE TEST) or pharmacologic stress. |
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal - Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues using a transducer placed in the esophagus. |
Echocardiography Definitions and Terms
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