RT Journal
A1 Sutton M
T1 EChocardiography in pediatric and adult congenital heart disease
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2010
FD October 27
VO 304
IS 16
SP 1844
OP 1845
DO 10.1001/jama.2010.1551
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1551
AB 
This text begins with a succinct description of the physical principles of cardiac ultrasound used in the formation of echocardiographic images of the heart. The authors describe how Doppler techniques are used to quantify cardiovascular hemodynamics based on the relationship between velocity and pressure differences. This introduction is followed by acquisition of a series of carefully annotated high-resolution images that follow the traditional echocardiographic protocol. Echocardiographic imaging of complex congenital heart disease can be overwhelming if a system of serial image acquisition is not used. Thus, sequential chamber analysis is prescribed as the system of choice; once adopted, chamber analysis proceeds very quickly.