RT Book, Section
A1 Ibrahim, Zeina
A1 Grier, Elizabeth A.
A1 Rigolin, Vera H.
A2 Heller, Gary V.
A2 Hendel, Robert C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145444928
T1 Echocardiography
T2 Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644993
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145444928
RD 2024/04/23
AB Echocardiography  is  a  widely  used  cardiac  imaging  modality  that  is  often  the  first-choice  test  for  assessing  cardiac  structure  and  function.  It  provides  a  detailed  structural  assessment  of  the  myocardium,  valves,  pericardium,  and  portions  of  the  surrounding  vasculature,  which  includes  the  thoracic  aorta,  pulmonary  artery,  pulmonary  veins,  inferior  vena  cava,  and  superior  vena  cava.  With  real-time  evaluation,  echocardiography  provides  an  assessment  of  the  systolic  and  diastolic  function  of  the  myocardium,  as  well  as  a  measurement  of  intracardiac  hemodynamics  and  the  severity  of  valvular  disease.  Compared  to  other  cardiac  imaging  modalities,  echocardiography  is  relatively  less  expensive,  does  not  expose  the  patient  to  ionizing  radiation,  and  is  generally  well  tolerated  by  the  patient.