Difference between revisions of "Echocardiography"
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| − | '''Echocardiography''' is the ultrasound scan of the heart. Two dimensional pictures of the heart are | + | '''Echocardiography''' is the [[ultrasound]] scan of the [[heart]]. Two dimensional pictures of the heart are obtained with the ultrasound machine which can also measure the velocity of [[blood]] flow in the heart using [[doppler]] principles. Echocardiography can be transthoracic, transesophageal and intracardiac. |
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Revision as of 04:59, December 27, 2007
Echocardiography is the ultrasound scan of the heart. Two dimensional pictures of the heart are obtained with the ultrasound machine which can also measure the velocity of blood flow in the heart using doppler principles. Echocardiography can be transthoracic, transesophageal and intracardiac.