echocardiography
noun
echo·car·di·og·ra·phy
ˌe-kō-ˌkär-dē-ˈä-grə-fē 
plural echocardiographies
: the use of ultrasound to examine the structure and functioning of the heart for abnormalities and disease
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which advises Congress on all this, has found that the trend has led to large shifts in Medicare billing for chemotherapy administration, echocardiography, cardiac imaging and office visits.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Cardiology: Advancing Cardiac Care In cardiology, AI models revolutionize echocardiography by calculating ejection fractions with unparalleled accuracy.
—Paul Kovalenko, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Typically, fetal echocardiography, an ultrasound of the baby's heart, is limited to high-risk cases such as for pregnant mothers with a family history or concerns detected in routine ultrasounds.
—Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
The enlarged space will allow the hospital to expand its pediatric offerings beyond what is currently available at Mentor, including echocardiography.
—Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2022
Total bill: Fentress owed a balance of $10,092.13 for cardiology, echocardiography and family medicine visits on various dates in 2019 and 2020.
—Laura Ungar, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2020
There are a number of different imaging options used in stress testing, including echocardiography, nuclear SPECT and cardiac MRI.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2018
Vitamin A levels and the results of magnetic resonance angiography, echocardiography, and a thrombophilia screening were also normal.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2017
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Cardiology: Advancing Cardiac Care In cardiology, AI models revolutionize echocardiography by calculating ejection fractions with unparalleled accuracy.
—Paul Kovalenko, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Typically, fetal echocardiography, an ultrasound of the baby's heart, is limited to high-risk cases such as for pregnant mothers with a family history or concerns detected in routine ultrasounds.
—Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
The enlarged space will allow the hospital to expand its pediatric offerings beyond what is currently available at Mentor, including echocardiography.
—Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2022
Total bill: Fentress owed a balance of $10,092.13 for cardiology, echocardiography and family medicine visits on various dates in 2019 and 2020.
—Laura Ungar, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2020
There are a number of different imaging options used in stress testing, including echocardiography, nuclear SPECT and cardiac MRI.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2018
Vitamin A levels and the results of magnetic resonance angiography, echocardiography, and a thrombophilia screening were also normal.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2017
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“Echocardiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echocardiography. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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echocardiography
noun
echo·car·di·og·ra·phy
-ˌkärd-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē
plural echocardiographies
: the use of ultrasound to examine and measure the structure and functioning of the heart and to diagnose abnormalities and disease
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