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Echocardiography represents a basic tool for diagnosis of cardiac pathology. During the last few years technological advances have led to new imaging methods with more applications. The availability of wide-band transducers has been fundamental for the utilization of ultrasound contrast agents.
Keywords
- Contrast Agent
- Myocardial Perfusion
- Mechanical Index
- Ultrasound Contrast Agent
- Contrast Echocardiography
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Serra, V., Fernández, M.A.G., Zamorano, J.L. (2004). Microbubbles: Basic Principles. In: Contrast Echocardiography in Clinical Practice. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2125-9_2
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