Ultrasound
Ultrasound
An echocardiogram is a sonography of the heart. Also known as cardiac ultrasound, it uses ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart. The latest ultrasound systems employ 3D real-time imaging
Most popular articles
Hand-held Ultrasound and the Stethoscope
More recently, and the point of this article, a small ultrasound machine is being hailed as the new stethoscope.This is bolstered by recent medical...
An Update on the Use of Intracoronary Doppler and Pressure Measurements
When Gruntzig performed his first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in 1977, the concept of physiological assessment of the...
Changing Flow Pattern of the Internal Thoracic Ar tery Undergoing Coronary Bypass Grafting, Continuous-wave Doppler Assessment
Internal thoracic artery (ITA) is universally recognised as the optimal conduit for myocardial revascularisation.1,2 However, despite its universal...
Carotid Contrast Ultrasound
It has been demonstrated that enhanced ultrasound images of the carotid arteries produce high-resolution, realtime images of the plaque...
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Ultrasound Contrast Agents
Figure 1: A Demonstration of Normal Myocardial Contrast Enhancement (right panels) Following an Intravenous Injection of an Ultrasound Contrast...
Latest News
27th November 2008 -
Medis And TomTec Launch Joint Cardiac Imaging And Analysis Product
3rd September 2008 -
Intima Media Thickness Of The Carotid Artery
3rd September 2008 -
Philips Showcases New Portable Ultrasound To Speed Urgent And On The Spot Diagnosis Of Cardiac Patients
1st September 2008 -
Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging Goes Handheld
