Multimodality Imaging in the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Manifestations of Malignancy

Table 1

Relative strengths and weaknesses of non-invasive imaging modalities.

	ECHO	MDCT	CMR	RNA
Availability	++++	+++	+	++
Temporal resolution	++++	++	+++	+
Spatial resolution	++	++++	+++	+
Contrast resolution	++	+++	++++	+
Cost	Low	Medium	High	Low
Thoracic vessels	+	++++	++++	−
Cardiac function	+++	++	++++	+++
Speed of acquisition	+++	++++	+	++
Radiation	None	Moderate	None	Moderate
Tissue characterization	+	++	+++	−
Suitability for sick or claustrophobic patients	++++	++++	+/−	+/−