[The angiocardiographic image following determination of axial-oblique projection with 2-dimensional echocardiography].

A precise prediction of axial-oblique angulation in cineangiocardiography by noninvasive investigation is possible. A simple method is described using two-dimensional echocardiography to determine the cross-sectional plane. The perpendicular X-ray beam presents the angiocardiographic feature related to the echocardiographically determined plane. The described method is most helpful in diagnosis of simple morphological changes (ASD, VSD) as well as in complex congenital heart defects. To our knowledge this is the first report of the application of two-dimensional echocardiography to cardioangiographic axial-oblique angulation.