TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ultrasound for Pediatric Cardiac Examination A1 - Tacy, Theresa A. A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182914690 ER -