Myocardial perfusion by contrast-enhanced echocardiography and dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging.

Abstract

The evaluation of myocardial perfusion is of clinical relevance in ischemic heart disease. New noninvasive and nonionizing imaging techniques for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion are progressing. The present status and the future development of echo-contrast and dynamic-contrast MR imaging are discussed for myocardial perfusion studies.