[Radiologic methods in cases of coronary heart disease: diagnostic requirements from the cardiology point of view]

Abstract

Radiological and especially scintigraphic methods are important tools in diagnosis finding, diagnosis evaluation, risk stratification and therapy control in patients with coronary artery disease. The major task is to document or exclude myocardial perfusion defects. Within this framework, thallium scintigraphy and radionuclide ventriculography occupy a definite place for non-invasive evaluation. The decision for revascularisation (bypass surgery, angioplasty) and the evaluation of the risk frequently depends on the results of the scintigraphic methods. Conventional radiological techniques and computer tomography are helpful in differential diagnosis of acute chest pain syndromes.