Contrast echocardiography can be broadly defined as a set of techniques used to enhance
the blood pool during cardiac ultrasound imaging. The evolution of contrast …

Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is a noninvasive imaging technique that relies
on the ultrasound detection of microbubble contrast agents. These agents are confined to …

Advances in the engineering of transpulmonary ultrasound contrast agents have greatly
enriched contemporary two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography, a technique that has …

Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) has undergone many advances in the past
several years through remarkable developments in contrast agent and ultrasound …

Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is a relatively simple myocardial perfusion
imaging technique which should be used in different clinical settings. The ability of MCE to …

The history of contrast echocardiography dates back to 1968, when Gramiak and Shah first
noted the echocardiographic appearance of bubbles in green dye injections. Commercial …

Real‐time bedside evaluation of myocardial perfusion after intravenous application of micro‐
bubbles is the ultimate goal for contrast echocardiography. Over the past decade rapid …

In this report, we review the history, rationale, current status and future directions of contrast
agents in echocardiography. First, we discuss the historic development of contrast agents …

Echocardiography is one of the most commonly used noninvasive imaging modalities in
cardiology. Its portability, lack of ionizing radiation, excellent temporal and spatial resolution …

Recent developments have permitted myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) to
become a new method of noninvasively assessing myocardial perfusion in humans …