Echocardiography Plays a Key Role in Diagnosing Heart Disease

Concerns about the imaging techniques possible overuse appear to be misplaced. Research suggests its not used in enough patients who need it.

Published: April 1, 2016

Echocardiography is a non-invasive procedure. Typically, its done while you lie on your back or your left side. A special jelly is placed on a probe, which is moved around your chest by a trained sonographer. Ultra-high frequency sound waves are used to create images that appear on a nearby video screen.