%0 Journal Article
%T The Evolutionary Development of Echocardiography
%A Majid Maleki
%A Maryam Esmaeilzadeh
%J Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
%D 2012
%I Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
%X Echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique which provides information on cardiac morphology, function, and hemodynamics. It is the most frequently used cardiovascular diagnostic test only after electrocardiography. In less than five decades, the evolution in this technique has made it the basic part of cardiovascular medicine. Herein, the evolution of various forms of echocardiography is briefly described.
%K Echocardiography
%K Cardiac imaging
%K Evolution
%U http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/ijms/article/view/585