RT Book, Section
A1 Shindler, Daniel M.
A1 Shindler, Olga I.
A1 Wright, Alicia
SR Print(0)
ID 1175627703
T1 Radiology
T2 Practical Echocardiography for Cardiac Sonographers
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260457797
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175627703
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  phone  call  may  come  to  the  lab  asking  for  an  echo  because  of  a  finding  on  a  chest  x-ray.  The  following  is  a  very  simple  but  practical  guide.Lungs:  The  vascular  markings  of  the  lungs  may  become  more  prominent.  Echo  looks  for  cardiac  shunts  or  causes  of  left  heart  failure.Cardiac  size:  The  cardiac  silhouette  may  change  in  size  and  contour.  Echo  looks  for  cardiac  chamber  size,  wall  thickness,  and  function.An  echocardiographer  should  be  familiar  with  the  rules  for  normal  lung  markings  on  the  chest  x-ray:  The  pulmonary  vessels  branch  out  in  symmetric  fashion.  They  are  sharply  defined.  As  they  branch  out  to  the  periphery,  each  successive  set  of  branches  is  slightly  smaller—just  like  in  a  tree.  Normal  pulmonary  vessels  are  larger  in  the  lower  lobes  than  in  the  upper  lobes.Pericardial  calcifications  can  be  found  on  the  chest  x-ray  of  patients  with  pericardial  constriction.  The  calcifications  may  be  easier  to  spot  in  the  lateral  films.  The  calcifications  may  appear  as  a  hoop,  as  a  band,  or  as  a  sheet  of  calcium.Cardiac  fluoroscopy  can  be  used  to  study  the  function  of  mechanical  prosthetic  valves.