Basics of Contrast Enhanced Echocardiography

Becher, Harald; Helfen, Andreas

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“…The contrast in the LV should be visible in the entire cavity with no or minimal swirling in the near field and no attenuation in the far field (see Figure 2). 246 Myocardial opacification is usually less intensive than LVO and should not obscure the delineation of the endocardial border (see Figure 8). The basal anterior and lateral myocardial segments may be attenuated specially during myocardial perfusion.…”

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Clinical practice of contrast echocardiography: recommendation by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) 2017

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European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging

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Contrast echocardiography is widely used in cardiology. It is applied to improve image quality, reader confidence and reproducibility both for assessing left ventricular (LV) structure and function at rest and for assessing global and regional function in stress echocardiography. The use of contrast in echocardiography has now extended beyond cardiac structure and function assessment to evaluation of perfusion both of the myocardium and of the intracardiac structures. Safety of contrast agents have now been addressed in large patient population and these studies clearly established its excellent safety profile. This document, based on clinical trials, randomized and multicentre studies and published clinical experience, has established clear recommendations for the use of contrast in various clinical conditions with evidence-based protocols.

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