Chest X-ray and cardiac ultrasound are two different examinations with different scope of application, so there is no question of which one is better, and it is enough to choose the right one according to the disease.
1. Chest X-ray: mainly used for lung and chest examination such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, pneumothorax, lung cancer, rib fracture, esophageal foreign body, etc.; it can also observe the shape, position and size of the heart, and whether there is pericardial effusion, etc.; it can be used as an auxiliary examination when there is unexplained chest pain accompanied by coughing and difficulty in breathing.
2. Cardiac ultrasound: the examination is an examination for the heart, through the examination can understand the examinee’s heart with or without structural changes, cardiac valves with or without lesions, cardiac contraction ability and ejection ability of the heart, but also can observe each atrium ventricle with or without enlargement, myocardial hypertrophy and other conditions, for the heart is a more comprehensive examination.
In summary, the scope of the two checks are different, there is no better, suitable for the disease is good.