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Echocardiography MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Echocardiography
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.350.130.750
E01.370.350.850.220
E01.370.370.380.220
Unique ID
D004452
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004452
Annotation
coordinate with specific heart disease /‌diag image; note entry term ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSTHORACIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL is also available
Scope Note
Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.
Entry Version
ECHOCARDIOGR
Entry Term(s)
2-D Echocardiography
2D Echocardiography
Contrast Echocardiography
Cross-Sectional Echocardiography
Echocardiography, 2-D
Echocardiography, 2D
Echocardiography, Contrast
Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional
Echocardiography, M-Mode
Echocardiography, Transthoracic
Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional
M-Mode Echocardiography
Transthoracic Echocardiography
Two-Dimensional Echocardiography
Previous Indexing
Ultrasonics (1966)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73(67)
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/03/17
Echocardiography Preferred
Echocardiography, Contrast Related
Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional Narrower
Echocardiography, M-Mode Narrower
2D Echocardiography Narrower
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