Abstract / Description of output
Color Doppler myocardial imaging is a new technique that has been developed specifically to allow color Doppler imaging of myocardial wall motion rather than blood pool imaging. Such a technique has the potential to interrogate velocities, accelerations, and Doppler signal strength within the myocardial wall. Moreover, the concomitant enhancement of the myocardial Doppler signal after an intravenous injection of a transpulmonary echocardiographic contrast agent could permit the noninvasive assessment of regional myocardial perfusion. Thus this new imaging modality could be a valuable adjunct to the ultrasound assessment of myocardial ischemia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 441-58 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of The American Society of Echocardiography |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 1994 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Animals
- Contrast Media
- Coronary Circulation
- Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
- Heart
- Humans
- Models, Structural
- Myocardial Contraction
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Swine