title: Developments in cardiac ultrasound.
abstract: This article gives an overview of recent developments in cardiac ultrasound for the general hospital physician. It discusses contrast echocardiography, harmonic imaging, three-dimensional echocardiography, Doppler tissue imaging and perfusion imaging and give an outlook on future perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plein
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008863:Microspheres
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media