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Echocardiography

Echocardiography, also known as cardiac ultrasound, is the use of ultrasound to examine the heart. It is a type of medical imaging, using standard ultrasound or Doppler ultrasound. The visual image formed using this technique is called an echocardiogram, a cardiac echo, or simply an echo.

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ICD-9-CM
88.72
MedlinePlus
003869
MeSH
D004452
OPS-301 code
3-052

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Echocardiography

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples115
Avg. degree1.97
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Echocardiography

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related to United States · 33
Echocardiography → Accreditation, American National Standards Institute, American Registry, ANSI, ANSI-ISO, ARDMS, Both CCI, Cardiologists, Cardiovascular Credentialing International, CCI, Certifying Agencies, Competency Assurance, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Each, Guidelines, IAC, IAC Standards, International Organization, Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, ISO
related to Europe · 11
Echocardiography → Adult Transesophageal Echocardiography, Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography, At, CHD, Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography, EAE, European, European Association, TEE, There, TTE
related to Transesophageal echocardiogram · 8
Echocardiography → Because, Before, Doppler, During, It, This, Transthoracic, TTE
related to Stress echocardiography · 7
Echocardiography → Data, Finally, First, Heart, Ischemia, MACE, The
related to Transthoracic echocardiogram · 7
Echocardiography → But, Each, In, Parasternal, This, Transthoracic, TTE
related to Medical uses · 6
Echocardiography → Another, Diagnostic, For, Health, In, LVEF
related to Strain rate imaging (deformation echocardiography) · 6
Echocardiography → According, Doppler, Smiseth, Speckle, Strain, The
related to Three-dimensional echocardiography · 6
Echocardiography → All, Built, It, Real-time, The, Three-dimensional
related to Myocardial Contrast echocardiography · 5
Echocardiography → MCE, Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography, The, UEA, UEA's
related to Terminology · 4
Echocardiography → BSA, Jxn, RV, The

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heart ultrasound used also cardiac echocardiogram patients disease blood echo accreditation imaging images motion doppler stress image wall use using

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EchocardiographyICD-9-CM88.721.00infobox
EchocardiographyMedlinePlus0038691.00infobox
EchocardiographyMeSHD0044521.00infobox
EchocardiographyOPS-301 code3-0521.00infobox
Echocardiographyis aimportant tool in assessing wall motion abnormality in patients with suspected cardiac disease0.90text
Echocardiographyis amethod that can be used to detect abnormalities in the heart0.90text
being in a critical conditioninstance ofIt is most often used when transthoracic images are suboptimal and when a clearer and more precise image is needed for assessment or in specific conditions0.80text
such as having low oxygen levels or needing heart surgeryinstance ofIt is most often used when transthoracic images are suboptimal and when a clearer and more precise image is needed for assessment or in specific conditions0.80text
right ventricle systolic pressureinstance ofIt is also how pressures are calculated in the heart0.80text
Echocardiographyrelated to AccreditationIt0.60section
Echocardiographyrelated to AccreditationThe0.60section
Echocardiographyrelated to EuropeAt0.60section

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