[Morphological and functional study by echocardiography].
Echocardiography can measure various parameters of left and right ventricle function during either systolic or diastolic phase. Many parameters of cardiac function are obtained by B-mode, M-mode and Doppler images. Recently, invasive techniques, such as trans-esophageal echography, intra-luminal echography, contrast echography of the left ventricular muscle and stress echography were developed. In the future, 3-dimensional echography and acoustic tissue characterization will be developed for quantitative measurement of cardiac functions.
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Department of Clinical Pathology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi-pref.
D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right