Open AccessMyocardial Perfusion Imaging Using Ultrasound Contrast Agents
Author(s) -
Flordeliza S. Villanueva
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.07.007
Subject(s) - ultrasound , food and drug administration , toolbox , contrast (vision) , medicine , perfusion , contrast enhanced ultrasound , radiology , medical physics , cardiology , computer science , pharmacology , artificial intelligence , programming language
Ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) have been in the echocardiographic “toolbox” for many years. Two such agents (Definity [Lantheus Medical Imaging, North Billerica, Massachusetts] and Optison [GE Healthcare, Princeton, New Jersey]) are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and
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