Abstract :
Cardiovascular imaging plays an important role in the management of cardiac disease in general and coronary artery disorders in particular. Several modalities are available for diagnostic cardiac imaging, such as nuclear imaging using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET), coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and echocardiography (Echo). Each of the techniques reveals specific information, plays a complementary role in the management and offers unique advantages. But at the same time each of it has specific limitations. While CT and MRI provide anatomic details, nuclear imaging gives physiological information but with poorer resolution.
