One: Contrast Echocardiography.- 1. Developments in echo contrast agents.- 2. Quantitative radiofrequency analysis of sonicated echo contrast agents.- 3. Computer techniques in contrast echocardiography.- 4. Myocardial contrast 2-dimensional echocardiography: analysis of myocardial perfusion.- 5. Quantitative contrast echocardiography: what can the practicing cardiologist expect?.- Two: Tissue Characterization.- 6. Quantitative acoustic characterization of the myocardium.- 7. Clinical approaches to echocardiographic tissue characterization.- Three: Left Ventricular Function.- 8. Automatic contour finding and digital subtraction technique in 2-dimensional echocardiography.- 9. Digitised M-modes: the clinical yield.- 10. Reliability and accuracy of echocardiography for follow-up studies after intervention.- 11. Real-time, orthogonal cardiac imaging.- Index of subjects.` .. we recommend this book as a valuable addition to the library of anyone who has a particular interest in twodimensional echocardiography. ' American of Journal of Roentgenology, 1988Springer Book Archives