Author/Authors :
Şen, Taner Dumlupınar University - Kütahya Evliya Çelebi Education and Research Hospital - Department of Cardiology,, Turkey , Tüfekçioğlu, Omaç Ankara Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Kardiyoloji Kliniği, Turkey , Koza, Yavuzer Ataturk University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Turkey
Abstract :
Mechanical index (MI) is a measure of acoustic power. It is generally omitted during routine echocardiographic imaging. By adjusting the MI, an echocardiographer can perform various contrast-specific imaging modalities during the same session.