Assessment of Myocardial Blood Flow and Volume Using Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography

Author: Wei, Kevin

Source: Echocardiography - Jnl Cardiovascular Ultrasound & Allied Techniques, Volume 19, Number 5, July 2002 , pp. 409-416(8)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

The development of new microbubble agents and ultrasound imaging modalities now allows the assessment of myocardial perfusion with echocardiography. Microbubbles also can be administered intravenously as constant infusions, which allows their concentration in blood to reach steady state. If the relation between microbubble concentration and video intensity is within the linear range, then myocardial video intensity will reflect the concentration of microbubbles in that region, which at steady state is the myocardial blood volume. The ability to destroy microbubbles and measure their replenishment into the ultrasound beam provides an opportunity to evaluate microbubble (or red blood cell) velocity. The product of myocardial blood volume and red blood cell velocity represents myocardial blood flow.

(ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 19, July 2002)

Keywords: myocardial contrast echocardiography; myocardial blood flow; myocardial blood volume

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00409.x

Affiliations: 1: Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia

Publication date: 2002-07-01

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