title: [Possibilities of 2-dimensional echocardiography in childhood. I. Study technic, section planes, normal findings].
abstract: Two-dimensional echocardiography is a superb method for non-invasive investigation of cardiac anatomy and cardiac function in infancy and childhood. It supplements and often replaces invasive investigations. This paper presents the standardized imaging planes and transducer locations and shows the normal cross-sectional cardiac anatomy.
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012016:Reference Values
vernacular_title: Möglichkeiten zweidimensionaler Echokardiographie im Kindesalter. I. Untersuchungstechnik, Schnittebenen, Normalbefunde.