title: [Role of non-invasive cardiovascular imaging techniques in the evaluation of coronary artery disease].
abstract: Several cardiovascular imaging techniques have seen major technical improvements in recent years. Visualization of coronary arteries--so important for diagnosis and patient management--is routinely performed by coronarography, but new, less invasive techniques such as computed tomography are now available. Evaluation of myocardial function, which may be impaired in case of myocardial hypoperfusion, can now be achieved non invasively by means of echocardiography or scintigraphy. New imaging techniques, and MRI in particular, can provide useful complementary information. Knowledge of the respective advantages and limitations of these techniques is crucial if physicians are to use them appropriately in their daily practice, thereby avoiding redundant or useless tests and improving patient management.
authors.affiliation: Cardiologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor--94010 Creteil. pascal.gueret@hmn.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guéret
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans