title: New technical trends in coronary laboratories.
abstract: Increasing experience and improvement of the techniques used in coronary angiography and left ventriculography, have advanced patient safety and the proper assessment of coronary heart disease. High-resolution image intensifiers, coupled with the use of 50 or 25 frames-per-second cinematography or 100 mm spot film technique, offer diverse possibilities for optimal documentation of the morphologic findings. For an evaluation of both hemodynamics and cinematography, computer-assisted units increasingly simplify work and offer greater safety in procedures that assess ventricular function.
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003201:Computers; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement