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Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion by Power Contrast Imaging Using a New Echo Contrast Agent
Author(s) -
Nanda Navin C.,
Miller Andrew,
Puri Virender K.,
Fan PoHoey,
Tiemann Klaus,
Becher Harold,
Main Joan,
Batra Sanjay
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01165.x
Subject(s) - perfusion , contrast (vision) , medicine , echo (communications protocol) , perfusion scanning , contrast effect , myocardial infarction , myocardial perfusion imaging , nuclear medicine , radiology , computer science , artificial intelligence , computer network
In a patient with previously documented myocardial infarction, we assessed myocardial perfusion by using power contrast imaging and a newer intravenous echo contrast agent. The images were captured and stored digitally, and various image processing algorithms were used to assess myocardial perfusion. An apical perfusion defect was clearly visualized, and it correlated with radionuclide findings.