The use of echo density to quantify pulmonary right-to-left shunt in transthoracic contrast echocardiography.

Steven KroonMitch C J Van ThorVeerle M M VorselaarsAnna E HosmanMartin J SwaansRepke J SnijderHans-Jurgen MagerMarco C Post

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)

The use of ED quantification for pulmonary RLS is promising; resulting in a substantial decrease in the number of chest CT scans needed. However, this method and the threshold should be validated in an independent study population.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
pulmonary artery
diffusion weighted
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magnetic resonance imaging
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