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Clinical usefulness of SonoVue contrast echocardiography: the Thoraxcentre experience

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Although other imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging and computer tomography, are becoming more and more important in cardiology, two-dimensional echocardiography is still the most used technique in clinical cardiology. Quantification of left ventricular function and dimensions is important because therapeutic strategies, for example implanting an ICD after myocardial infarction, are based on ejection fraction measurements. Because of the sometimes low quality of echocardiographic images we started to use an ultrasound contrast agent and in this article we describe our experiences with SonoVue, a second-generation contrast agent, over a threeyear period in the Thoraxcentre. (Neth Heart J 2007;15:55-60.)

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Galema, T.W., Geleijnse, M.L., Vletter, W.B. et al. Clinical usefulness of SonoVue contrast echocardiography: the Thoraxcentre experience. NHJL 15, 55–60 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03085955

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