You should write a 2000 (10%) word essay describing how the main medical imaging modalities are used in the imaging of the human heart in the setting of coronary heart disease (CHD). A number of different medical image modalities are used in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease, and your essay should describe how each are used and contribute to a patients care.
You should cover:
what features of the heart are important to image for patients with CHD, i.e. what information is usefully derived from imaging?
which modalities are used?
the types of imaging that can be performed.
describe what anatomy or function of the heart is demonstrated in each type of imaging.
Where more than one modality can be used to image the same thing, then you should discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each technique.
You should structure your essay into appropriate sections. For example you might start with an introduction, and then have one section on each of the modalities. Alternatively you may start with an introduction, and then have sections on the clinical features (e.g. anatomy of the coronary arteries, anatomy and motion of the heart walls, perfusion in the myocardium.
No Plagiarism
You should use appropriate references, and make proper use of the references in your text.
Introduction
Imaging modalities are used in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease
Radiography: Fluoroscopy, Interventional
MRI, PET-MRI
Nuclear medicine: SPECT, PET
CT
Echocardiography: 2D, 3D and Doppler
Conclusion
