Template:Heart imaging before surgery or intervention - choice of modality
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↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rajiah, Prabhakar; Schoenhagen, Paul (2013). "The role of computed tomography in pre-procedural planning of cardiovascular surgery and intervention
". Insights into Imaging 4 (5): 671–689. doi: . ISSN 1869-4101.
Choice of modality
- Echocardiography is generally the first imaging modality for valvular surgery or vascular intervention.[1]
- CT of the heart before surgery or intervention provides anatomic mapping, including extra-cardiac structures.[1]