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How Is 2D-echo Test Done In A Child?
we are currently searching for a 2D-echo clinic and we need help. should a 2D-echo test for a 6year old boy be done by a doctor? or is it ok for a techinician to do it in the presence of a pedia cardio doctor who will also read the results? it seems that the price is double when a doctor actually do it. thanks!
Fri, 26 Jul 2019
Hello,
An echocardiogram is usually performed by echo technicians and the results will be analyzed by a cardiologist and then the only report will be released, you can go ahead with echo technician, please.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
An echocardiogram is usually performed by echo technicians and the results will be analyzed by a cardiologist and then the only report will be released, you can go ahead with echo technician, please.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
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