Cardiovascular Scanning: Understanding the Procedure & Imaging

Cardiovascular scanning is a medical test that allows the physician to view cross-sectional images of the chambers and vessels of the heart, as well as their related connections such as the aorta, carotid arteries, pulmonary arteries, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, and other important vessels within the torso.

Cardiovascular scanning may employ different imaging or scanning systems depending on their technology such as:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

* Transthoracic Echocardiography

These medical diagnostic techniques employ different principles of physics involving sound waves (Echocardiography), and magnetic, or electrical fields as in Cardiac MRI systems to help doctors obtain important medical diagnostics regarding cardiac health and diseases.