心臟超音波在臨床上廣泛地被使用。在這篇文章中，我們對近年來這檢查方法的新的發展作一個簡要的回顧，其中包括組織都卜勒影像、班點追踪影像和三維心臟超音波。並從一般門診到重症族群，如心臟衰竭、急性心肌梗塞和休克等病患，說明心臟超音波的臨床使用。

Echocardiography is widely used modality in clinical practice. In this article, we made a brief review of new advanced modalities of echocardiography in recent years, including tissue Doppler imaging, speckletracking imaging and 3D echocardiography. We also descripted the applications of echocardiography from outpatient to critical care in different populations such as heart failure, acute myocardial infarction and shock.