Imagerie cardiaque non invasive: apport spécifique en clinique des nouvelles modalités (I). Evaluation morphologique [Cardiac imaging: specific clinical role of newly developed non invasive techniques. Part 1: Morphological evaluation].

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serval:BIB_4DF8A63C68A5
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
Imagerie cardiaque non invasive: apport spécifique en clinique des nouvelles modalités (I). Evaluation morphologique [Cardiac imaging: specific clinical role of newly developed non invasive techniques. Part 1: Morphological evaluation].
Journal
Revue Médicale Suisse
Author(s)
Monney P., Prior J.O., Rizzo E., Locca D., Bischof D.A., Qanadli S., Jeanrenaud X.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Volume
4
Number
159
Pages
1304-1310
Language
french
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Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Echocardiography is the preferred initial test to assess cardiac morphology and ventricular function. Cardiac MRI enables an optimal visualisation of heart muscle without contrast injection, and precise measurement of the ventricular volumes and systolic function. It is therefore an ideal test for patients with poor echocardiographic windows or for the specific evaluation of right heart chambers. Heart CT also remarkably images heart muscle and precisely measures ventricular systolic function after intravenous injection of iodinated contrast. Coronary CT may also, in selected cases, avoid the need for diagnostic coronary angiography. Although very accurate, these imaging modalities are expensive and may be contra-indicated for a particular patient. Their use in clinical practice has to follow the accepted guidelines.
Keywords
Diagnostic Imaging, Heart/radiography, Humans, Myocardium/pathology
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