Detection of coronary artery disease with myocardial contrast echocardiography: comparison with 99mTc-sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography.

Abstract

This study shows that MCE, with venous injection of contrast, can define the presence of CAD during rest and pharmacological stress. The location of perfusion abnormalities and their physiologic relevance (reversible or irreversible) by MCE is similar to that provided by SPECT. MCE, therefore, holds promise for the noninvasive assessment of myocardial perfusion in humans.