Effect of harmonic imaging without contrast on image quality of transesophageal echocardiography

G Rocchi; N de Jong; T W Galema; J D Kasprzak; F J Ten Cate

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00521-4

Effect of harmonic imaging without contrast on image quality of transesophageal echocardiography

Am J Cardiol. 1999 Nov 1;84(9):1132-4, A11. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00521-4.

Authors

G Rocchi¹, N de Jong, T W Galema, J D Kasprzak, F J Ten Cate

Affiliation

¹ Heartcentre, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 10569686
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00521-4

Abstract

Harmonic imaging improves endocardial border delineation during transesophageal echocardiography when compared with conventional imaging (26% improvement vs 2% worsening; p <0.001). This allows better assessment of left ventricular function during cardiac surgery, and suggests a role of harmonic imaging for transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Artery Bypass / instrumentation*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / instrumentation*
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Intraoperative / instrumentation*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Sensitivity and Specificity
Transducers
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology