RT Book, Section
A1 Di Carli, Marcelo F.
A1 Kwong, Raymond Y.
A1 Solomon, Scott D.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
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ID 1176803889
T1 Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Magnetic Resonance/Computed Tomography Imaging
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176803889
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  ability  to  image  the  heart  and  blood  vessels  noninvasively  has  been  one  of  the  greatest  advances  in  cardiovascular  medicine  since  the  development  of  the  electrocardiogram  (ECG).  Cardiac  imaging  complements  history  taking  and  physical  examination,  blood  and  laboratory  testing,  and  exercise  testing  in  the  diagnosis  and  management  of  most  diseases  of  the  cardiovascular  system.  Modern  cardiovascular  imaging  consists  of  echocardiography  (cardiac  ultrasound),  nuclear  scintigraphy  including  positron  emission  tomography  (PET)  imaging,  magnetic  resonance  imaging  (MRI),  and  computed  tomography  (CT).  These  studies,  often  used  in  conjunction  with  exercise  testing,  can  be  used  independently  or  in  concert  depending  on  the  specific  diagnostic  needs.  In  this  chapter,  we  review  the  principles  of  each  of  these  modalities  and  the  utility  and  relative  benefits  of  each  for  the  most  common  cardiovascular  diseases.