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Contrast left ventricular apex shadow in echocardiography
2021-06-27 05:44 PM
Left ventricular apex technique in echocardiography
Apical four-chamber image obtained after intravenous administration of a perfluorocarbon contrast agent in a patient with apical aneurysms and calcifications. Note two different shadows arising from the heterogeneous apex of the left ventricular cavity. The dotted line represents the true left ventricular cavity boundary.