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Contrast Echocardiography of the Left Ventricle

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Contrast Echocardiography

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 15))

Abstract

Rapid injection of biologically compatible solutions produces a “cloud of echoes” in the blood which is otherwise echo free. The source of this echocardiographic contrast is microbubbles of air introduced during injection [1, 2].

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  1. J. Roelandt
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  1. Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Richard S. Meltzer  & Jos Roelandt  & 

  2. Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA

    Richard S. Meltzer

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Roelandt, J., Meltzer, R.S., Serruys, P.W. (1982). Contrast Echocardiography of the Left Ventricle. In: Meltzer, R.S., Roelandt, J. (eds) Contrast Echocardiography. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7470-8_9

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