heart imaging
Seeing inside chest
Heart imaging refers to medical techniques that produce visual representations of the heart's structure and function.
These include echocardiograms (ultrasound), cardiac MRI, CT scans, and nuclear imaging.
Doctors use heart imaging to diagnose conditions like blockages, valve problems, and heart failure: The cardiologist ordered heart imaging to assess the damage after his heart attack.
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
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- cardiac MRIcardiac function, left ventricle, right ventricle, myocardium, cardiac cycle
- ultrasoundsonogram, sonography, ultrasonography, echocardiogram, transducer
- echocardiographyechocardiogram, cardiac ultrasound, transducer, probe, sonographer
heart imagingphysical examination
Medical evaluation of body
clinical observation · auscultation · blood pressure measurement · electrocardiography
heart imagingcardiac surgery
Procedures on the heart
heart transplant · angioplasty · stent placement · valve replacement · bypass surgery
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