Cardiac Imaging: Techniques and Applications

Abstract

This study overviewed cardiac imaging techniques, applications, and future prospects. The heart actively deforms itself and its deformation drives the circulation of the body. In other words, there is a close association between morphology and function. Therefore, information on both morphology and function is helpful for diagnosing cardiac disease. In medical imaging research, many studies have examined how to obtain spatial, temporal, and functional information from the beating heart. As a result, comprehensive evaluation of the heart using multiple modalities has become common in clinical practice.