Table 1: Application of multi-modality imaging in the diagnosis of heart failure.
| Echo | CMR | MDCT | Nuclear |
Remodeling |
LVEDV/ESV | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ |
LVEF | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ |
LV mass | ++ | +++ | ++ | |
Function |
Systolic | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ |
Diastolic | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ |
Dyssynchrony | ++ | + | | + |
Etiology |
CAD Anatomy | | + | +++ | |
Ischemia | +++ | +++ | | +++ |
Scar | ++ | +++ | | ++ |
Valve Stenosis | +++ | + | ++ | |
Regurgetation | +++ | ++ | | |
Myocardial tissue characterization | + | +++ | | + 1 |
Viabilty |
Sensitivity | ++ | ++ | | +++ |
Specificity | +++ | +++ | | ++ |
Advantage |
| First-line imaging | No radiation | High spacial resolution | Good availability 2 |
Excellent availability | Wide application | Good availability | |
Portability | | | |
Low cost | | | |
No radiation | | | |
Disadvantage |
| Poor reproducibility | Limited availability | Limited image quality if | Radiation |
Echo window needed | Limited image quality if | arrhythmia | Limited availability for PET |
| arrhythmia | Radiation | |
modified from [12] |