Advances in Echo Imaging Using Contrast Enhancement

Foreword. Part One: History, Basics and Safety of Contrast Agents. 1. Contrast Echocardiography - A Historical Perspective P.M. Shah. 2. Principles of Contrast Echo S. Meerbaum. 3. Conventional Echo Contrast Agents. Hand Preparation, Sonication, Properties G.P. Bezante, D. Harpaz, S. Reisner, R.S. Meltzer. 4. Albumin Spheres as Contrast Agents J.G. Wiencek, S.B. Feinstein. 5. Saccharide Based Contrast Agents R. Schlief, R. Schurmann, T. Balzer, M. Zomack, H.-P. Niendorf. 6. Echo Contrast Enhancers - How Safe are They? N.C. Nanda. 7. Gas Bubble Dynamics in Acoustic Fields and their Biological Consequences A.R. Williams, G. Kubowicz, R. Schlief. Part Two: Clinical Uses of Contrast Agents. 8. Clinical Use of Contrast Agents - Practical Considerations J.R. Shapiro, S.A. Reisner, R.S. Meltzer. 9. Structure Identification by Transthoracic Contrast Echocardiography J. Patel, J. Cox, A. Movahed, W. Reeves, N.C. Nanda. 10. Identification of Right Sided Structures by Contrast Transesophageal Echocardiography B. Khandheria. 11. Left Ventricular Contrast Echocardiography - Echoventriculography R. Erbel, R. Zotz, S. Mohr-Kahaly, N. Wittlich, F. Schon, R. Brennecke, J. Meyer. 12. Diagnosis of Patent Foramen Ovale by Contrast Transesophageal and Transthoracic Echocardiography D. Hausmann, A. Mugge, W.G. Daniel. 13. Spontaneous Echographic Contrast - Etiology and Clinical Implications R.L. Shammas, W.C. Reeves, N.C. Nanda. 14. Contrast Enhanced Doppler in the Noninvasive Measurement of Pulmonary Artery Pressure N.B. Schiller. 15. Contrast Enhanced Doppler in the Assessment of Aortic Stenosis S. Nakatani, K.Miyatake. 16. Contrast Enhanced Color Doppler - Basics and Potential Clinical Value H. Becher, H. von Bibra, M. Walther, K. Glanzer, H. Vetter. 17. Contrast Enhanced Color Doppler in the Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation H. von Bibra, C. Firschke, H. Becher, H.-P. Emslander, A. Schomig. 18. Transesophageal Echo Doppler Studies of Coronary Arteries - Identification, Assessment of Flow Reserve and Value of Contrast Enhancement S. Iliceto, C. Memmola, V. Marangelli, L. Carella, P. Aragona, C. Caiati, P. Rizzon. 19. Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Coronary Arteries using Echo Contrast Enhancement E.O. Ofili, K.K. Aggarwal, N.C. Nanda, Col.K.L. Chopra, R. Schlief. 20. Diagnostic Value of Contrast Enhancement in Vascular Doppler Ultrasound R. Schlief, R. Schurmann, T. Balzer, J. Petrick, A. Urbank, M. Zomack, H.-P. Niendorf. Part Three: Future Perspectives. 21. Quantitative Contrast Doppler Intensitometry G.P. Bezante, K.Q. Schwartz. 22. Role of Echo Contrast in Quantitative Analysis D. Rovai, A. l'Abbate, A.N. DeMaria. 23. Potential Applications of Color Doppler Imaging of the Myocardium in Assessing Contractility and Perfusion C.M. Moran, N. McDicken, K.W.E. Groundstroem, G.R. Sutherland. 23. Myocardial Imaging by Color Doppler Coded Velocity Mapping - From Regional Contraction to Tissue Characterization? K.W.E. Groundstroem, G.R. Sutherland, C.M. Moran, N. McDicken. Index.

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