CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -At the core of each echo machine is this piezoelectric crystal transducer. When varying voltages applied to the crystals, it vibrate and transmits ultrasound.

Detailed explanation-2: -Different transducers mainly used in fetal, neonatal, and pediatric echocardiography. Curvilinear is used for fetal echocardiography, and sector transducers (S5 through S 12 and 3D) is used for neonatal and pediatric evaluation.

Detailed explanation-3: -An echocardiogram, or “echo", is a scan used to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels. It’s a type of ultrasound scan, which means a small probe is used to send out high-frequency sound waves that create echoes when they bounce off different parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The equipment required for echocardiography includes an echocardiography machine, a suitable transducer, and, for contrast examinations, contrast material. Proper adjustment of the settings on the echocardiography machine is crucial.