Advanced Cardiac Imaging |
Rationale for test / treatment |
3D Echocardiography |
Echo study using 3D imaging of the heart for greater clarity of heart function and valvular abnormalities. | .
3D Transoesophageal Echocardiography |
Echo done through an oesophageal probe which provides very clear image of the heart. Especially useful to detect clots or infection inside the heart. |
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography |
Stress test for blockages of the heart using Dobutamine to stress the heart. |
Exercise Stress Echocardiography |
Stress test for blockages of the heart using exercise stress test and an echocardiogram. |
Contrast Echo Study |
Echo study when contrast is injected. |
Echo Dyssynchrony Study |
Echo study to look for ventricular dyssynchrony helping to select patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy. |
Atrio-Ventricular Optimization for Devices |
Echo study to optimize the timing of the pacing of the atrium and ventricular for optimum cardiac output. |
Speckle Tracking & Strain Imaging |
Special echo scan to accurately assess heart function in patient with suspected infiltrative heart disease & oncological related chemotherapy induced cardiotoxicity. |
Cardiac MRI |
MRI uses magnetic field to produce detailed pictures of the structures within and around the heart. Especially useful to detect clots, cardiomyopathy and infiltrative heart disease. |