What are the different types of children's echocardiography?
Three different types of pediatric echocardiography are available to patients and their families: fetal, transesofhageal and transthoracal. The best approach depends on the patient and the situation. When a doctor recommends a child echocardiogram, he often learned more about congenital heart diseases, he could discuss available options and provide information about advantages and disadvantages. If the choice is available, the patient and family may discuss the decision and ask for a specific type. In this approach to pediatric echocardiography, the doctor perceives the heart of the baby inside the womb using an ultrasonic machine with a high definition to look at the heart. This requires special training and skills because it may be difficult to get and read a clear image of the heart. The doctor could recommend this if routine ultrasound shows signs of Heart's problem, or if there are other reasons to believe that something could be with the heart. This allows the doctor to prepare for work and delivery.
In the transtoracal pediatric echocardiography, the doctor uses an ultrasonic converter pressed onto the baby's chest. This test is non -invasive, although sometimes unpleasant, because the conductive gel can be cold and sometimes the doctor must push very hard to clearly see the heart. A imaging study can be performed before surgery or if a child shows signs of heart problem and the doctor wants to get a clear picture to decide how to proceed.
The more invasive transesophageal procedure provides a much better look at the heart. For this pediatric echocardiographic study, the doctor will lay the patient's esophageal converter to look at the heart. The patient may need sitting and other medicines. This procedure takes place at a clinic with care providers to monitor the patient for anxiety while the doctor gets images of the heart. The more invasive nature of the procedure is less popular, but the resulting clear image is highly beneficial.
Some devices have a capacityFor three-dimensional (3-D) pediatric echocardiography in which the computer reconstructs images to create a 3-D model of the heart. This can be useful for studying the heart in preparing for the procedure, because the surgeon can manipulate the image to get a complete overview to know what to expect. If you want to get more information, the doctor may recommend magnetic resonance in addition to echocardiography.