Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) continues to play an increasingly important role in echocardiography, offering opportunities to improve image quality, diagnostic confidence, and patient care. As ultrasoundenhancing agents (UEAs) and associated imaging technologies continue to evolve, imaging professionals must remain current with best practices for image acquisition, interpretation, quantification, and laboratory implementation. This webinar, “Basics of Bubbles: CEUS for Echocardiography and Implications for Your Lab – 2nd Edition,” will provide a practical review of UEA imaging principles, approaches to UEA quantification, and emerging technologies with potential clinical applications. Through discussion of current evidence and real-world considerations, participants will gain knowledge that can be applied to optimize CEUS utilization and support informed decision-making within their clinical practice and echocardiography laboratory

• Review the basics of UEAs and the brands of UEA available in the United States
• Discuss indications for UEA use and evidence base for efficacy in practice
• Understand the best practices for the use of UEAs in echocardiography laboratories and the role of decision aides

The content of this webinar is intended for healthcare professionals including cardiologists, sonographers, imaging nurses, administrators, researchers, and others.

This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Northwest Imaging Forums is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NWIF designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Release Date: 06/24/2026 | Expiration Date 06/24/2027

Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, Northwest Imaging Forums, Inc. (NWIF) ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all faculty and planners are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by NWIF to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.

Jordan B. Strom, MD, MSc,
FACC, FASE

Medical Director, Echocardiography Laboratory,
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA