[Myocardial contrast echocardiography. Research instrument or already clinical application?].
Increasing interest has been focused on myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) since latest imaging technologies allow the detection of echocontrast agents within myocardial structures following intravenous injections. Although numerous studies on different aspects of pre-clinical and clinical applications have been published, MCE has not yet become a standard clinical application. This paper summarises and estimates the clinical value of the recent developments in this evolving field of research, particularly with regard to the new real-time perfusion imaging technologies.
Tiemann
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Medizinische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik II, Bonn.
Becher
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D000818:Animals; D003287:Contrast Media; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000503:physiopathology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
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