[Value of 2-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion].
Characteristic echocardiographic signs of pericardial exudate were established on the basis of M-scanning and sectoral echocardiography in 44 patients with exudate in the pericardial cavity. It was noted that a two-dimensional examination was more effective in identifying and locating small pericardial exudate in cases of a considerable amount of fluid in the pericardial cavity. The role of two-dimensional examination in the differential diagnosis of pericardial exudate was outlined. The drawbacks of sectoral scanning were also described.
D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*
Znachenie dvukhmernoĭ ékhokardiografii v diagnostike perikardial'nogo vypota.