Advances in Echo Imaging Using Contrast Enhancement

Foreword. Part One: History, Basics and Safety of Contrast Agents. 1. Contrast Echocardiography - A Historical Perspective; P.M. Shah. 2. Principles of Contrast Echo; S. Meerbaum. 3. Conventional Echo Contrast Agents. Hand Preparation, Sonication, Properties; G.P. Bezante, D. Harpaz, S. Reisner, R.S. Meltzer. 4. Albumin Spheres as Contrast Agents; J.G. Wiencek, S.B. Feinstein. 5. Saccharide Based Contrast Agents; R. Schlief, R. Schurmann, T. Balzer, M. Zomack, H.-P. Niendorf. 6. Echo Contrast Enhancers - How Safe are They? N.C. Nanda. 7. Gas Bubble Dynamics in Acoustic Fields and their Biological Consequences; A.R. Williams, G. Kubowicz, R. Schlief. Part Two: Clinical Uses of Contrast Agents. 8. Clinical Use of Contrast Agents - Practical Considerations; J.R. Shapiro, S.A. Reisner, R.S. Meltzer. 9. Structure Identification by Transthoracic Contrast Echocardiography; J. Patel, J. Cox, A. Movahed, W. Reeves, N.C. Nanda. 10. Identification of Right Sided Structures by Contrast Transesophageal Echocardiography; B. Khandheria. 11. Left Ventricular Contrast Echocardiography - Echoventriculography; R. Erbel, R. Zotz, S. Mohr-Kahaly, N. Wittlich, F. Schon, R. Brennecke, J. Meyer. 12. Diagnosis of Patent Foramen Ovale by Contrast Transesophageal and Transthoracic Echocardiography; D. Hausmann, A. Mugge, W.G. Daniel. 13. Spontaneous Echographic Contrast - Etiology and Clinical Implications; R.L. Shammas, W.C. Reeves, N.C. Nanda. 14. Contrast Enhanced Doppler in the Noninvasive Measurement of Pulmonary Artery Pressure;N.B. Schiller. 15. Contrast Enhanced Doppler in the Assessment of Aortic Stenosis; S. Nakatani, K.Miyatake. 16. Contrast Enhanced Color Doppler - Basics and Potential Clinical Value; H. Becher, H. von Bibra, M. Walther, K. Glanzer, H. Vetter. 17. Contrast Enhanced Color Doppler in the Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation; H. von Bibra, C. Firschke, H. Becher, H.-P. Emslander, A. Schomig. 18. Transesophageal Echo Doppler Studies of Coronary Arteries - Identification, Assessment of Flow Reserve and Value of Contrast Enhancement; S. Iliceto, C. Memmola, V. Marangelli, L. Carella, P. Aragona, C. Caiati, P. Rizzon. 19. Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Coronary Arteries using Echo Contrast Enhancement; E.O. Ofili, K.K. Aggarwal, N.C. Nanda, Col.K.L. Chopra, R. Schlief. 20. Diagnostic Value of Contrast Enhancement in Vascular Doppler Ultrasound; R. Schlief, R. Schurmann, T. Balzer, J. Petrick, A. Urbank, M. Zomack, H.-P. Niendorf. Part Three: Future Perspectives. 21. Quantitative Contrast Doppler Intensitometry; G.P. Bezante, K.Q. Schwartz. 22. Role of Echo Contrast in Quantitative Analysis; D. Rovai, A. l'Abbate, A.N. DeMaria. 23. Potential Applications of Color Doppler Imaging of the Myocardium in Assessing Contractility and Perfusion; C.M. Moran, N. McDicken, K.W.E. Groundstroem, G.R. Sutherland. 23. Myocardial Imaging by Color Doppler Coded Velocity Mapping - From Regional Contraction to Tissue Characterization? K.W.E. Groundstroem, G.R. Sutherland, C.M. Moran, N. McDicken. Index.