Anatomic Variants Mimicking Pathology on Echocardiography: Differential Diagnosis.
10.4250/jcu.2013.21.3.103
- Author:
Mi Jeong KIM
1
;
Hae Ok JUNG
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hojheart@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Anatomic variation;
Echocardiography
- MeSH:
Anatomic Variation;
Diagnosis, Differential*;
Echocardiography*
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2013;21(3):103-112
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Differentiation of normal from abnormal findings is critical in echocardiography. Anatomic variants occurring in normal cardiac developments often simulate pathologic entities. This review focuses on the differential diagnosis of normal anatomic structures from pathologic ones in echocardiography.
