New Applications in Echocardiography for Ultrasound Contrast Agents in the 21st Century

Contrast echocardiography microbubbles are ultrasound-enhancing agents that were originally designed to help improve endocardial border definition, known as left ventricle opacification, and to enhance Doppler signals. Over time, contrast microbubbles are used to assess myocardial perfusion because they travel through the capillaries of the cardiac circulation. Current research provides good evidence that myocardial perfusion echocardiography improves comprehensive echocardiographic evaluations of ischemic heart disease.

Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - February 26, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Thomas R. Porter, Steve B. Feinstein, Folkert J. Ten Cate, Annemien E. van den Bosch Tags: Review Source Type: research