Advanced Cardiac Imaging Glossary

Myocardial deformation measurement representing shortening in the long axis of the heart. Early marker of systolic dysfu...

Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension. Measurement of left ventricle size at maximum filling, important marker of ven...

Left ventricular outflow tract; the pathway from the left ventricle to the aorta, commonly assessed for obstruction.

An echocardiographic measurement combining anatomical location with flow dynamics, commonly abbreviated in cardiac imagi...

No-reflow phenomenon in capillary beds following reperfusion, appearing as dark zones within areas of late gadolinium en...

Modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence used for T1 mapping in cardiac MRI with motion correction capabilities.

Nuclear medicine test that evaluates heart function and measures ejection fraction.

Measurement of absolute myocardial perfusion in mL/min/g of tissue. Advanced technique using cardiac PET or MRI to asses...

A qualitative assessment of myocardial tissue-level perfusion during coronary angiography, graded from 0 to 3.

A cardiac MRI technique that suppresses normal myocardial signal to highlight pathological tissue, requiring precise tec...

A nuclear medicine technique that evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle using radioactive tracers.

Ratio of maximal coronary flow during stress to resting flow, indicating coronary vascular function and epicardial steno...

Quantitative measure of myocardium rescued by reperfusion therapy, calculated as the difference between area at risk and...

MRI technique that creates a grid pattern on the myocardium to track tissue deformation and measure strain throughout th...

Specialized cardiac imaging test to determine if dysfunctional myocardium can recover function after revascularization.

Baseline T1 relaxation time measurement of myocardial tissue before contrast administration, used to detect diffuse myoc...

A systematic cardiac imaging approach for evaluating non-ischemic cardiomyopathy that requires specific documentation st...

Standardized document summarizing myocardial perfusion imaging findings. Includes stress protocol, perfusion analysis, a...

Optical coherence tomography; high-resolution intravascular imaging using infrared light to visualize coronary microstru...

Pixel-wise quantification technique in cardiac MRI that creates color-coded maps of tissue properties such as T1, T2, or...

Area of reduced or absent blood flow detected on cardiac imaging studies.

Imaging techniques that assess blood flow to the myocardium at rest and during stress conditions.

The ratio of maximal stress myocardial blood flow to resting blood flow, indicating coronary vasodilatory capacity.

The ability of the pericardial sac to accommodate changes in cardiac volume without significant pressure increase.