contrast echocardiography

contrast echocardiography
echocardiography in which the ultrasonic beam detects tiny intravascular bubbles produced by intravascular injection of a liquid, such as the patient's blood, saline, or dextrose in water, or of small amounts of carbon dioxide gas; bubble movement can demonstrate abnormalities of blood flow.

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