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  • Medical Imaging
  • Cardiology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a radiation-free diagnostic technique.
  • Ultrasound enhancing agents (UEA), typically gas microbubbles, improve signal and image clarity.
  • UEA are administered intravenously for enhanced diagnostic performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current clinical applications of UEA in echocardiography.
  • To explore emerging diagnostic and therapeutic uses of microbubble-enhanced echocardiography (MEE).
  • To discuss the safety of MEE.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing evidence for UEA in echocardiography.
  • Analysis of advancements in UEA composition and ultrasound technology.
  • Examination of safety data for MEE procedures.

Main Results:

  • CEUS significantly improves echocardiography accuracy and reliability.
  • UEA contribute to treatment changes and improved patient outcomes.
  • Emerging applications show potential for advanced diagnostics and therapeutics.

Conclusions:

  • UEA in echocardiography offer significant clinical benefits.
  • Ongoing research and technological advances are expanding MEE applications.
  • MEE is a safe and effective imaging modality.