Myocardial contrast echocardiography in the perfusion imaging in coronary occlusion and reperfusion.
The availability of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) has potential for several applications in coronary diseases. Experimental studies have demonstrated a good correlation between measurements of myocardial blood flow and regional contrast intensity, and therefore capabilities of MCE in detecting myocardial ischemia during stress. Clinical studies must then demonstrate the value of such approaches in comparison with existing techniques such as stress echo and radionuclide imaging.
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University of California at San Diego, USA. kgreathouse@ucsd.edu
D000818:Animals; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D010865:Pilot Projects