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Subendocardial Steal Effect Seen with Real‐Time Perfusion Imaging at Low Emission Power during Adenosine Stress: Replenishment M‐Mode Processing Allows Visualization of Vertical Steal
Author(s) -
Tiemann Klaus,
Ghanem Alexander,
Schlosser Thomas,
Ehlgen Alexander,
KuntzHehner Stefanie,
Haushofer Markus,
Bimmel Dieter,
Borovac Mirela,
Nanda Navin C.,
Omran Heyder,
Becher Harald
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2001.00689.x
Subject(s) - adenosine , perfusion , visualization , vasodilation , biomedical engineering , materials science , computer science , medicine , cardiology , artificial intelligence
We present a patient in whom power pulse inversion imaging clearly demonstrated a subendocardial myocardial perfusion defect during contrast vasodilator stress using adenosine. The defect was best appreciated with M‐mode postprocessing of power pulse inversion imaging data.