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01-04-2010 | Review Article

Multi-modality imaging of diastolic function

Author: Michael Salerno, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

Non-invasive evaluation of diastolic function continues to play a critical role in furthering our understanding of diastole, improving the diagnosis of diastolic dysfunction, evaluating left ventricular filling pressures, and providing important prognostic information for patients with heart failure. Echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, and nuclear cardiology each provide important tools for evaluating diastolic performance. This review will focus on the techniques from multiple cardiovascular imaging modalities which have been used for the clinical assessment of diastolic function.

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Title: Multi-modality imaging of diastolic function
Author: Michael Salerno, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9196-4

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