RT Book, Section
A1 Tacy, Theresa A.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182914690
T1 Ultrasound for Pediatric Cardiac Examination
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182914690
RD 2024/04/23
AB Ultrasonography  is  a  valuable  and  widely  available  technique  for  evaluating  the  patient  with  suspected  heart  disease.  Standard  2-dimensional  and  Doppler  echocardiography  play  a  major  role  in  defining  cardiac  anatomy,  in  assessing  ventricular  function,  and  in  detecting  abnormal  flow  patterns  associated  with  cardiac  disease.  In  many  instances,  the  diagnostic  accuracy  of  echocardiography  is  equivalent  to  cardiac  catheterization  and  has  decreased  the  need  for  diagnostic  catheterization  preoperatively.  In  addition  to  transthoracic  echocardiography,  other  modalities  such  as  fetal,  transesophageal,  and  stress  echocardiography  are  widely  used.  It  is  the  goal  of  this  section  to  acquaint  the  reader  with  the  basic  concepts  inherent  to  echocardiography,  as  well  as  the  indications  for  each  type  of  echocardiographic  exam.