Advantages and limitations of the different cardiac imaging techniques
| Echocardiography |
| Advantages |
- Large availability
- Assessment of geometry and function
- No contraindication
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- New techniques (strain)
- Three-dimensional echocardiography
|
| Disadvantages |
- Need of specific expertise
- Acoustic window dependent
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| Complex anatomy of the RV |
| Load dependency of RV |
| Quantitative evaluation difficult |
| Limited value at the early stage |
| Risk of under-diagnosis |