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Chapter-57 History of Cardiac Imaging

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Cardiology (A Clinical & Historical Perspective)

Author
1. Krishna BA
ISBN
9789350900819
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12259_57
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2013
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
1. Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Chapter keywords
clinical diagnosis, imaging technologies, physiology, prognosis, angiocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, intracardiac intracoronary ultrasound, nuclear imaging, positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

The necessity of confirming clinical diagnosis stimulated the invention of diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine. The aim of these imaging technologies is to provide comprehensive evaluation of (patho) anatomy, (patho) physiology, prognosis and management. X-ray imaging, angiocardiography, ultrasound imaging, two-dimensional echocardiography, and Doppler echocardiography are discussed. Intracardiac intracoronary ultrasound, nuclear imaging, positron emission tomography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and fusion imaging are described.

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