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Abstract
Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.
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Synonyms
22 entry terms
- Echocardiography, Transthoracic
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- 2-D Echocardiography
- 2D Echocardiography
- Contrast Echocardiography
- Cross-Sectional Echocardiography
- Echocardiography, 2-D
- Echocardiography, 2D
- Echocardiography, Contrast
- Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional
- Echocardiography, M-Mode
- Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional
- M-Mode Echocardiography
- Two-Dimensional Echocardiography
- 2 D Echocardiography
- Cross Sectional Echocardiography
- Echocardiography, 2 D
- Echocardiography, Cross Sectional
- Echocardiography, M Mode
- Echocardiography, Two Dimensional
- M Mode Echocardiography
- Two Dimensional Echocardiography
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Aspects Covered
16 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, drug effects, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific heart disease /diag image; note entry term ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSTHORACIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL is also available
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History Note
73(67)
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Previous Indexing
- Ultrasonics (1966)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Echocardiography. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004452. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004452
- Echocardiography. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echocardiography
- Echocardiography. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216933