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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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Latest revision as of 14:10, June 24, 2016
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.