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Figure 4

From: Bench-to-bedside review: Contrast enhanced ultrasonography - a promising technique to assess renal perfusion in the ICU

Figure 4

Example of destruction refilling sequences obtained in a 60-year-old male patient 1 hour after coronary artery bypass surgery. Each panel of the figure is divided in two; the left side shows contrast specific images and the right side standard B-mode images. (a) After the destruction flash (left), no signal is detectable in the contrast-specific image (that is, all the microbubbles have been destroyed). (b) Five seconds after destruction (left), partial replenishment of the main arteries with contrast can be noticed. (c) Ten seconds post-destruction (left), the kidney is fully replenished with contrast. No significant changes are observed in B-mode images (a-c, right).

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