Roboradiology

cardiac

Investigation of Cardiac Disease

The main techniques used include

  • Chest X-ray
  • Echocardiography
  • Coronary angiography (coronary catheterisation)
  • radionuclide ventriculography
  • Thallium/ MIBI scanning
  • MRI and MRA

pericardialeff.JPG (7606 bytes)The radiological investigation of cardiac disease often still includes an initial chest X-ray as in this case of a breathless patient.

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