Oncology and Radiology

Echocardiography

Echocardiography is a painless test that uses sound waves to create moving pictures of the heart and uses standard two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and Doppler ultrasound to create images of the heart. The pictures show the size and shape of heart. They also show how well the heart's chambers and valves are working. Echo can detect possible blood clots inside the heart, fluid build-up in the pericardium and also can pinpoint areas of heart muscle that aren't contracting well due to poor blood injury from a previous heart attack