STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, AND TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION APPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

During the last three decades the application of ultrasonography has e xpanded rapidly. The information available to the clinician from ultra sound imaging today is vastly more significant than it was in the earl y years of the development of this technology. Ln addition to automati c information, there is an increasing potential to provide functional, dynamic perfusion and even cellular information about the heart. This article attempts to summarize briefly the advances in these areas.