Advanced echocardiographic techniques

Echocardiography has advanced significantly since its first clinical use. The move towards more accurate imaging and quantification has driven this advancement. In this review, we will briefly focus on three distinct but important recent advances, three‐dimensional (3D) echocardiography, contrast ec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Perry, Rebecca, Joseph, Majo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Review Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28191159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2012.tb00196.x
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Sumario:Echocardiography has advanced significantly since its first clinical use. The move towards more accurate imaging and quantification has driven this advancement. In this review, we will briefly focus on three distinct but important recent advances, three‐dimensional (3D) echocardiography, contrast echocardiography and myocardial tissue imaging. The basic principles of these techniques will be discussed as well as current and future clinical applications.

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