Echocardiography - Instrumentation
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Hand-held echocardiogram does not aid in triaging chest pain patients from the emergency department.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Accurate triage of emergency department (ED) patients presenting with chest pain is a primary goal of the ED physician. In addition to standard clinical history and examination, a hand-held echocardiogram (HHE) may aid the emergency ... Read more...

Speckle tracking ultrasound is independent of insonation angle and gain: an in vitro investigation of agreement with sonomicrometry.

7 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: It has been shown that speckle tracking ultrasound (STU) is capable of measuring peak strain accurately in vitro over a range of compression rates and amplitudes. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of different angles ... Read more...

The use of intracardiac echocardiography and other intracardiac imaging tools to guide noncoronary cardiac interventions.

7 Jun 2009 The limitations of standard fluoroscopy have led to the development of improved imaging techniques to guide noncoronary cardiac interventions. Imaging tools that are used in the interventional laboratory can be categorized as invasive and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Echocardiography - Instrumentation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A fellow's perspective on handheld echo during cardiology rounds: "Me and Charlie Down by the bedside". 29 Jun 2009
• Hand-held echocardiogram does not aid in triaging chest pain patients from the emergency department. 29 Jun 2009
• Color pixels and grey speckles: new tools for intraoperative evaluation of left ventricular function. 29 Jun 2009
• Speckle tracking ultrasound is independent of insonation angle and gain: an in vitro investigation of agreement with sonomicrometry. 7 Jun 2009
• The use of intracardiac echocardiography and other intracardiac imaging tools to guide noncoronary cardiac interventions. 7 Jun 2009
• The future of echocardiography. 31 May 2009
• Intensivist use of hand-carried ultrasonography to measure IVC collapsibility in estimating intravascular volume status: correlations with CVP. 29 Apr 2009
• Pocket-sized transthoracic echocardiography device for the measurement of cardiac chamber size and function. 14 Apr 2009
• Focused emergency echocardiography: lifesaving tool for a 14-year-old girl suffering out-of-hospital pulseless electrical activity arrest because of cardiac tamponade. 30 Mar 2009
• Buckling of the transesophageal echocardiography probe. 30 Mar 2009
• Improved workflow, sonographer productivity, and cost-effectiveness of echocardiographic service for inpatients by using miniaturized systems. 25 Feb 2009
• Echocardiography in the emergency department. 30 Jan 2009
• Detailed echocardiography (echo) protocols for the critical patient. 30 Jan 2009
• Accuracy of bedside ultrasound to assess cardiac function and volume status in critically ill trauma patients. 30 Jan 2009
• Proposal and validation of a Bedside Echocardiographic Assessment in Trauma. 30 Jan 2009
• Experimental studies with a 9F forward-looking intracardiac imaging and ablation catheter. 30 Jan 2009
• History of technology in the intensive care unit. 30 Dec 2008
• Future directions in echocardiography. 30 Dec 2008
• Hand-carried ultrasound performed by hospitalists: does it improve the cardiac physical examination? 30 Dec 2008
• Acceptance criteria for reprocessed AcuNav catheters: comparison between functionality testing and clinical image assessment. 2 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Echocardiography'

Definition: Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.

Descriptor UI: D004452

Alternative terms: Echocardiography; Transthoracic Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Transthoracic; Echocardiography, M-Mode; Echocardiography, M Mode; M-Mode Echocardiography; M Mode Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional; Echocardiography, Cross Sectional; Cross-Sectional Echocardiography; Cross Sectional Echocardiography; 2D Echocardiography; 2-D Echocardiography; 2 D Echocardiography; Two-Dimensional Echocardiography; Two Dimensional Echocardiography; Echocardiography, 2-D; Echocardiography, 2 D; Echocardiography, 2D; Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional; Echocardiography, Two Dimensional; Echocardiography, Contrast; Contrast Echocardiography;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; drug effects; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; radiation effects; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.350.850.220; E01.370.370.380.220;

History Note: 73(67)

Technical Notes: GEN only; prefer /ultrasonogr with specific heart dis; note X ref ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSTHORACIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL is also available; DF: ECHOCARDIOGR