SM 109a - Cardiac Imaging Flashcards
1
Q
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
2
Q
What are the advantages of echocardiography?
A
- Advantages
- Versatile
- Portable
- Inexpensive
- No ionizing radiation
3
Q
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
4
Q
What are the advantages of cardiac magnetic resonance?
What are the disadvantges?
A
Advantages
- High resolution
- No ionizing radiation
Disadvantages
- Expensive
- Not portable
5
Q
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
6
Q
What are the advantages of cardiac computed tomography?
What are the disadvantages?
A
Advantages
- Non-invasive
- High resolution
Disadvantages
- Ionizing radiation
- Expensive
- Not portable
7
Q
Which imaging method is best suited to assess function of the heart valves?
A
Echocardiography
8
Q
Which imaging method is best suited to assess coronary artery anatomy?
A
Cardiac computed tomography
9
Q
Which imaging method is least expensive?
A
Echocardiogram
