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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

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Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

(Email: smasroor@mcw.edu).

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In myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE), microscopic particles of gas-filled aqueous shells, which cause ultrasound reflections far stronger than those made by the native circulatory system, are injected intravenously. These microbubbles traverse the pulmonary circulation in sufficiently high concentration to cause contrast enhancement in the left ventricle [1]. Combined with other advancements in ultrasound imaging technologies, such as harmonic imaging and accelerated intermittent imaging, which improve the detection of contrast agents, MCE has been clinically used in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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