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European Journal of Echocardiography 2004 5(1):2-4; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2003.10.003
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Copyright © 2003, The European Society of Cardiology

Myocardial contrast echocardiography: advantages of quantitative analysis

Daniele Rovai*

CNR Clinical Physiology Institute, San Cataldo Research Area, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy

Received 21 October 2003; received in revised form 22 October 2003; accepted after revision 22 October 2003.

* Tel.: +39-050-315-2216; fax: +39-050-315-2166. drovai@ifc.cnr.it

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Please see page 41 for the article by Sieswerda et al. (doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2003.08.005) to which this editorial pertains.

Every technology yet to be consolidated needs to be compared with reference methods to evaluate its accuracy. Over the past years, contrast echocardiography has been compared against a variety of standards. In experimental studies, myocardial perfusion data from ultrasound have been compared with the measurements of coronary blood flow obtained by labeled microspheres, or with infarct size following myocardial tissue staining. In initial clinical studies, hand-made contrast agents have . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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