Assessment of myocardial perfusion by power contrast imaging using a new echo contrast agent

被引:4
作者
Nanda, NC [1 ]
Miller, A [1 ]
Puri, VK [1 ]
Fan, PH [1 ]
Tiemann, K [1 ]
Becher, H [1 ]
Main, J [1 ]
Batra, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Heart Stn SW S102, Birmingham, AL 35249 USA
来源
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES | 2000年 / 17卷 / 05期
关键词
transthoracic echocardiography; myocardial perfusion; power contrast imaging; myocardial contrast echocardiography;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01165.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In a patient with previously documented myocardial infarction, we assessed myocardial perfusion by using power contrast imaging and a newer intravenous echo contrast agent. The images were captured and stored digitally, and various image processing algorithms were used to assess myocardial perfusion. An apical perfusion defect was clearly visualized, and it correlated with radionuclide findings.
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页码:457 / 461
页数:5
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