Examining the heart with Echocardiography

A standard Echocardiogram (echo), also known as a Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE), is an imaging technology that uses ultrasound to create images of your heart. It is a diagnostic test used to examine the heart and its blood supply, determine how large the heart is, how well it contracts, and how the valves function. ​

An ultrasound probe is placed on the patient’s chest (thorax) and high frequency sound waves are used to create images of the heart. Doppler technology can also be used to analyse the speed and direction of blood flow. The images are displayed on a monitor and are digitally recorded.

Echocardiography is a minimally invasive test that uses imaging technology to provide doctors with valuable information about the heart. This test is ideal for finding heart disease, monitoring heart valve disease disorder over time, or seeing how well medical and surgical treatments work.