Review Article
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 | ++++ | ++++ | +/− | +/− |
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