Advanced Methods for Perfusion Analysis in Echocardiography

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English

It has been shown that besides positron emission tomography, single photon emission computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging; contrast echocardiography can be used for qualitative and quantitative myocardial perfusion assessment. In this review, the properties of ultrasound contrast agents, imaging techniques and acquisition methods are shortly described and the possibilities of perfusion echocardiography are summarized. The main focus is put on the description of three perfusion models: mathematical models, physical models assuming an ideal inflow and physical models including inflow measurement.

echocardiography, myocardial perfusion, ultrasound contrast agent

KOLÁŘ, R.; JIŘÍK, R.; HARABIŠ, V.; MÉZL, M.; BARTOŠ, M.

3. 5. 2010

Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Praha

1802-9973

Physiological Research

59

S1

Czech Republic

S33

S41

9