A full range of noninvasive diagnostic tests is offered at our state-of-the-art Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, including:
Transthoracic echocardiograms
Exercise echocardiograms (Stress Echo)
Transesophageal echocardiograms
Dobutamine Stress echocardiograms
Contrast echocardiograms:
Saline Contrast/"Bubble" Study
Optison/Definity Contrast
3D Echo
In addition to cardiac ultrasound, BWH has an active cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) program. Cardiac MRI is especially useful for complex diagnosis, assessment of cardiac structure and function in patients with sub-optimal echocardiographic images, cardiac viability and perfusion.
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Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging