Effect of contrast enhancement on transthoracic echocardiographic assessment at left ventricular regional wall motion

Authors
Hundley, WG Kizilbash, AM Afridi, I Franco, F Peshock, RM Grayburn, PA
Citation
Wg. Hundley et al., Effect of contrast enhancement on transthoracic echocardiographic assessment at left ventricular regional wall motion, AM J CARD, 84(11), 1999, pp. 1365
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(199912)84:11<1365:EOCEOT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The use of contrast-enhanced transthoracic echocardiography to evaluate lef t ventricular regional wall motion was determined by comparison of echocard iographic data with assessments obtained by magnetic resonance imaging. Whe n left ventricular endocardial segments are well visualized after contrast enhancement, the ability to determine normal versus abnormal endocardial th ickening with echocardiography is similar to cine magnetic resonance imagin g.