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Case series of mobile structures detected vividly by using superb microvascular imaging.

Yutaka DemuraMasashi AmanoYoshiki YanagiAyaka MizumotoYoshito JoChisato Izumi
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)
It is important to detect mobile intravascular and intracardiac structures as they are risk factors of thrombosis. Echo images are often strongly affected by the skill of the examiner, the patient's body habitus, and the presence of intestinal gas; thus, it is often difficult to detect a small mass with conventional echocardiography. With the use of SMI, even small mobile structures can be displayed at high intensity in comparison with the surrounding blood flow. Therefore, the non-invasive SMI was useful for the detection of mobile intravascular and intracardiac structures. Our findings of the current report may lead to new developments in SMI for imaging in the cardiac region.
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