Ecocardiography is an ultrasonic technique based diagnostic test to examine the inner structure and physiologic functioning of the hearth. The images are obtained by a transducer which makes it possible to see the image in different views.
An ecocardiograpy is performed in order to;
- To assess the heart rhythm to diagnose the reasons of the enlargening of the heart, unexplained chest pain, shortness of breath or irregular heartbeat and murmurs,
- To measure the shapes and dimensions of the cavities of heart,
- To measure the thickness and movements of heart walls,
- To assess the shapes and functions of the heart walves,
- To assess the functions of the artificial heart walves,
- To examine the hart functions,
- To diagnose the cardiomyopathies and diseases affecting the heart muscles,
- To assess the thrombus and tumors in the heart
- To check the congenital heart diseases or the results of the surgical treatments done for the treatment of these diseases,
- To assess the cardiac functions after a heart attack,
- To asses the pericardial membrane structıure and thickness after a pericardial fluid accumulation,
- To assess the diameter and structures of the pulmonary arteries.