echocardiography
Cardiac imaging sonography
Echocardiography is the use of ultrasound to create images of the heart.
The technique allows doctors to examine heart structure and function—valve movement, chamber size, blood flow—without surgery or radiation.
An echocardiogram is the resulting image or the procedure itself: The echocardiogram showed a leaky mitral valve.
Hollow organ chamber
- atriumRoofed central hall
- valveFluid flow controller
- septumInternal anatomical partition
- pericardiumMembranous cardiac enclosure
myocardium · mitral · aortic · tricuspid · pulmonary · endocardium · papillary · chamber
Energy form converter
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- probeThorough examination or tool
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- 2DTwo-dimensional
3D · 4D · contrast · resolution · harmonic · sector · gain · artifact
Heart muscle disorder
- valvularOf or involving flaps
- congestiveInvolving blocked flow
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- endocarditisInflamed inner heart lining
pericarditis · thrombus · vegetation · effusion · tamponade · shunt · aneurysm · hypertrophy
Motorized walking platform
- pharmacologicOf drug science
- bedsideNear the mattress
- portableAble to be carried
- point-of-careAt the treatment site
intraoperative · fetal · pediatric · serial
Imaging of blood vessels
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- nuclearOf atomic energy
ventricle
Hollow organ chamber
pericardium · myocardium · mitral · aortic · tricuspid · pulmonary · endocardium · papillary · chamber · leaflet
transducer
Energy form converter
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- probeThorough examination or tool
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
2D · 3D · 4D · contrast · resolution · harmonic · sector · gain · artifact · depth
cardiomyopathy
Heart muscle disorder
- valvularOf or involving flaps
- congestiveInvolving blocked flow
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
endocarditis · pericarditis · thrombus · vegetation · effusion · tamponade · shunt · aneurysm · hypertrophy · diastolic
treadmill
Motorized walking platform
- pharmacologicOf drug science
- bedsideNear the mattress
- portableAble to be carried
point-of-care · intraoperative · fetal · pediatric · serial
angiography
Imaging of blood vessels
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- -graphiesbiography, geography, photography, typography, cartography
- imagingdigital imaging, medical imaging, camera, digital camera, MRI
- Cardiac Careheart attack, heart failure, cardiac arrest, EKG, ECG
- cardiologyheart attack, heart failure, heart rate, heartbeat, cardiologist
- medical imagingCT scan, MRI, X-ray, PET scan, MRI scan
- radiologyX-ray, CT scan, MRI machine, MRI, radiologist
echocardiographyradiography
Diagnostic imaging using X-rays
CT scan · MRI · nuclear imaging · PET scan · fluoroscopy
echo, graph, sonogram, cardiology, cardiovascular, echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, cardiogram, ultrasonography