Echocardiography, Cardiac CT and MRI
Echocardiography: An echocardiography is a test that uses high frequency sound waves to produce live images of heart to see structure of heart and to evaluate heart functions. The image is called an echocardiogram. It has no side effects. Echocardiography helps doctor to find out:
- The size and shape of heart, thickness and movement of heart’s wall.
- How heart moves
- The heart’s pumping strength.
- If the heart values are working correctly.
- If blood is leaking backwards through heart values
