CARDIAC IMAGING

CLINICAL SERVICES > CARDIAC IMAGING

	INVASIVE	NON-INVASIVE
	Angiography	Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram
	Intra Vascular Ultrasound	Trans-Esophageal Echocardiogram
		Nuclear Imaging

CLINICAL SERVICES > CARDIAC IMAGING > INVASIVE

Angiography:

A radio opaque contrast dye is injected directly into the origin of the main vessels supplying the heart (Coronary Angiogram) oridneys ( Renal Angiogram ) or the legs ( Peripheral Angiogram ). The camera picks up the dye’s course as it moves through the vessel, thereby clearly outlining the inside of the vessel to us.

CLINICAL SERVICES > CARDIAC IMAGING > INVASIVE

Intra Vascular Ultrasound:

This technique takes the principle of ultrasonic imaging one step further. A miniaturized ultrasound probe is actually moved along the inside of the cardiac vessels ( via the punctures made in the thigh like for an angiogram ). This gives images not only of the lumen but also of the vessel wall and the block if any, giving us valuable information regarding its stability & density. The advantage of this technique is that it images the lumen as well as the blocks developing in-between the layers of the blood vessels and their propensity to rupture.

CLINICAL SERVICES > CARDIAC IMAGING > NON-INVASIVE

Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram:

This is a test based on the principle of ultrasonic imaging. These high frequency sound waves are projected into the chest; the waves reflect off the heart and are read by a transducer that converts them into images. Not only can we see the structure of the heart but also the blood flow inside the heart, thereby enabling us to assess the functioning of the heart.

CLINICAL SERVICES > CARDIAC IMAGING > NON-INVASIVE

Trans-Esophageal Echocardiogram :

This is an alternative method of imaging the heart. The principle is the same as the conventional Trans thoracic echocardiogram; however by conducting the scan from inside the food pipe which takes us a lot closer to the heart, excellent clarity & quality of images are produced. This is an outpatient procedure.

Ball Valve Thrombus

CLINICAL SERVICES > CARDIAC IMAGING > NON-INVASIVE

Nuclear Imaging:

This enables us to study the blood supply reaching heart muscle both at rest and on exercise. Radio active material is injected into our body. The heart muscle avidly absorbs this material and the radioactivity emitted from the heart cells is picked up by a very sensitive camera. Images so generated help us to visualize the extent of damage to the heart.