title: [Possibilities of 2-dimensional echocardiography in childhood. II. Possibilities for use].
abstract: Two-dimensional echocardiography has been shown to be equal, or even superior, to cardiac catheterization in the diagnosis of congenital heart disease. On the basis of clinical and non-invasive investigations alone many cardiac malformations can be diagnosed correctly and an operation carried out without previous catheterization. This paper reports our findings with cross-sectional echocardiography in common and rare cardiac malformations using standardized imaging planes and typical transducer locations.
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Möglichkeiten zweidimensionaler Echokardiographie im Kindesalter. II. Anwendungsmöglichkeiten.