Continuing Medical Education Course for “American Society of Echocardiography
Consensus Statement on the Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Contrast Agents in …

The use of ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) has become an integral component of
echocardiography practice. Since the 2008 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) …

The introduction of ultrasound contrast agents has led to a marked improvement in
diagnostic capabilities in echocardiography. As no serious adverse events were seen during …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to define the incidence of
severe adverse events after exposure to ultrasound contrast agents. METHODS: Data …

Ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) are currently used throughout the world in both clinical
and research settings. The concept of contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging originated in …

Recent updates in the field of echocardiography have resulted in improvements in image
quality, especially in those patients whose ultrasonographic (ultrasound) evaluation was …

Objectives: The authors sought to define the risks versus benefits of ultrasound contrast
agents in patients undergoing stress echocardiography. Background: The Food and Drug …

Thinking Outside the “Box”—The Ultrasound Contrast Controversy Michael L. Main,
Jonathan H. Goldman, Paul A. Grayburn On October 10, 2007, the US Food and Drug …

Objectives: We sought to define acute mortality in hospitalized patients undergoing clinically
indicated echocardiography with and without use of an ultrasound contrast agent …

Author links open overlay panel Thomas R. Porter MD, FASE (Chair) a, Sahar Abdelmoneim
MD b, J. Todd Belcik BS, RCS, RDCS, FASE c, Marti L. McCulloch MBA, RDCS, FASE d …