PrISM Cardiovascular

Advantages of angio in cardiac imaging:

a. widely available, can be done quickly

b. real-time imaging

c. high resolution for visualizing small vessels

d. can be done in many different imaging planes

e. can guide interventions like stents and angioplasty

Limitations:

a. high radiation dose

b. may be limited in very obese patients

c. requires administration of IV contrast, limited in renal failure