TM echocardiography and what you need to know

The article was written by Specialist Doctor Nguyen Dinh Hung - Radiologist, Radiology Department - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.

Echocardiography is a technique that uses ultrasound waves to study the structure and diagnose heart diseases. The ultrasound signals will reflect the contraction of the active heart through clear and accurate images, detecting holes in the septum in the heart, tumors or abnormalities in the heart as well as extra fluid. heart membrane.

TM (Time Motion Mode): Used to display the motion of objects displayed in grayscale, the grayscale level is proportional to the signal strength and over time with different scanning speeds.
On the screen will see: If the reverberation plane is stationary, the screen will appear as a straight line. As for the moving reverberation plane, the moving graph will appear on the screen. Application to assess movement, measure size, elasticity...

Currently, there are common types of echocardiography such as:
TM echocardiography 2D echocardiography 3D echocardiography 4D echocardiography Doppler echocardiography.

TM echocardiography is in the general indication of echocardiography. The echocardiogram can evaluate:
Size and thickness of the heart's walls Valve activity Areas of damaged or weakened myocardial tissue Pericardial effusion Irregular heartbeat Paradoxical movements of the heart valves, walls heart chamber, heart chamber wall. Measure the opening of the heart valves.

During echocardiography and TM echocardiography, the collected data can be used to evaluate:
Change in wall thickness based on thickness measurements Assess abnormal movements of the heart valve, of the wall of the heart chamber, of the wall of the heart Assess the area of ​​focal damage of the myocardium through signs of decreased or loss of motion in that area Assess the frequency, arrhythmia Survey evaluate the pericardial effusion. To protect heart health in general and detect early signs of myocardial infarction and stroke, customers can sign up for the Cardiovascular Screening Package - Basic Cardiovascular Examination of Vinmec International General Hospital. The examination package helps to detect cardiovascular problems at the earliest through tests and modern imaging methods. The package is for all ages, genders and is especially essential for people with risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

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