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Term information

PMID

19033270

definition

An echocardiogram, often referred to in the medical community as a cardiac ECHO or simply an ECHO, is a sonogram of the heart (it is not abbreviated as ECG, which in medicine usually refers to an electrocardiogram). Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart. The latest ultrasound systems now employ 3D real-time imaging. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echocardiography

exact synonym

echocardiographic techniques

echo techniques

echo technique

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