transthoracic echocardiography

Term ID

MMO:0000002

Synonyms

• echocardiography
• TTE
• ultrasonic cardiography

Definition

Method of graphically recording position and motion of walls and internal structures of the heart and neighboring tissue through the echo obtained from beams of ultrasonic waves directed through the chest wall. 978-1416049982

References

Ontology

Measurement Methods Ontology