title: Advanced echocardiographic techniques.
abstract: Echocardiography has advanced significantly since its first clinical use. The move towards more accurate imaging and quantification has driven this advancement. In this review, we will briefly focus on three distinct but important recent advances, three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography, contrast echocardiography and myocardial tissue imaging. The basic principles of these techniques will be discussed as well as current and future clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Flinders Clinical ResearchSouth Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia; Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFlinders Medical CentreBedford ParkSouth AustraliaAustralia; Discipline of Medicine Flinders UniversityBedford ParkSouth AustraliaAustralia.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.affiliation: Flinders Clinical ResearchSouth Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia; Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFlinders Medical CentreBedford ParkSouth AustraliaAustralia; Discipline of Medicine Flinders UniversityBedford ParkSouth AustraliaAustralia.
authors.forename: Majo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joseph
keywords: contrast imaging; echocardiography; myocardial tissue imaging; ventricular assessment