A primer on the methods and applications for contrast echocardiography in clinical imaging

Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 101-110

  Seol, Sang Hoon ^a   Lindner, Jonathan R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Left ventricular opacification; Microbubbles; Myocardial contrast echocardiography

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTERY OCCLUSION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; GAS DIFFUSION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; ISCHEMIA; MICROBUBBLE; MICROCIRCULATION; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TISSUE PERFUSION;

EID: 84929914435     PISSN: 19754612     EISSN: 20059655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2014.22.3.101     Document Type: Review

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