Systematic Assessment of the Impact of Ultrasound-Enhancing Agents upon Measurements of Cardiac Size and Function by Echocardiography

Echocardiography with an ultrasound-enhancing contrast agent (CON) is a powerful tool for identifying the endocardial border. However, the precise relationship of measurements obtained from CON to the reference values of two-dimensional unenhanced echocardiography (BASL) remains undefined, especially regarding wall thickness. The aim of this study was to systematically determine the differences between unenhanced and enhanced images for a broad range of left ventricular (LV) measurements and to define reference values for the relationship between the two methods.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - December 17, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sachiyo Igata, Megan Kraushaar, Monet Strachan, Janet I. Ma, Marin Nishimura, Ajit Raisinghani, Daniel G. Blanchard, Anthony N. DeMaria Source Type: research