SM 109a - Cardiac Imaging Flashcards

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What is echocardiography?

What is it used for?

A

Ultrasound that looks at the heart

Use to assess…

  • Valvular structure and function
  • LV, RV size and function
  • Myocardial thickness, mass
  • LA size
  • Estimate pulmonary arterial pressure
  • Aortic and pulmonary artery diameter
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What are the advantages of echocardiography?

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  • Advantages
    • Versatile
    • Portable
    • Inexpensive
    • No ionizing radiation
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What is cardiac magnetic resonance?

What is it used for?

A

An MRI of the heart

Uses

  • Cardiac and great vessel anatomy
  • LV and RV size and function
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What are the advantages of cardiac magnetic resonance?

What are the disadvantges?

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Advantages

  • High resolution
  • No ionizing radiation

Disadvantages

  • Expensive
  • Not portable
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What is cardiac computed tomography?

What is it used for?

A

A CT of the heart

Uses:

  • Assess coronary arteries
    • ​Calcification
    • Anatomy
    • Severety of obstructions
  • Cardiac and great vessel anatomy
  • LV, RV, Size and function
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What are the advantages of cardiac computed tomography?

What are the disadvantages?

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Advantages

  • Non-invasive
  • High resolution

Disadvantages

  • Ionizing radiation
  • Expensive
  • Not portable
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Which imaging method is best suited to assess function of the heart valves?

A

Echocardiography

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8
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Which imaging method is best suited to assess coronary artery anatomy?

A

Cardiac computed tomography

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9
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Which imaging method is least expensive?

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Echocardiogram

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