Imaging Methods

Question 1

Provides initial evaluation of most cardiac patients

Answer 1

Chest radiograph

Question 2

Can provide additional information because of close relationship of esophagus to cardiac structures

Answer 2

Barium esophagram

Question 3

Increases the detectability of coronary and valvular calcification as as provides dynamic and positional information

Answer 3

Fluoroscopy

Question 4

Provide additional detailed imaging of internal cardiac anatomy and function

Answer 4

Transthoracic/transesophageal echocardiography

Question 5

Provide key functional, perfusion and physiologic information

Answer 5

Nuclear cardiology, PET and pharmacologic testing

Question 6

Can provide detailed anatomic information that can lead directly to interventional or surgical therapy

Answer 6

Cardiac and coronary angiography

Question 7

Adds 3 dimensional tomographic and motion studies of the myocardium, valves and chambers without using ionizing radiation or intravascular contrast

Answer 7

MRI