Recent Advances in Echocardiography for Nuclear Medicine Physician.
- Author:
Geu Ru HONG
1
;
Dong Gu SHIN
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. grhong@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Echocardiography;
Nuclear medicine physician
- MeSH:
Cardiology;
Cardiovascular Diseases;
Echocardiography*;
Echocardiography, Stress;
Heart;
Hemodynamics;
Nuclear Medicine*
- From:Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
2005;39(6):407-412
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Echocardiography is one of the most frequently used techniques for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases. Over the last twenty years, technological advances have enabled the application of high-quality imaging. Important recent developments have occurred in echocardiography that are already being used clinically. Equipment and hardware is now available to produce real time three-dimensional and contrast enhanced imaging.. Tissue Doppler and stress echocardiography have provided potential benefit to analyze hemodynamic information of heart. This review discusses each of these new developments and their potential impact on the practice of echocardiography and cardiology in general.
