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. 2010 Jun 1;8:19. doi: 10.1186/1476-7120-8-19

Table 1.

Comparison between different techniques.

Technique Advantages Disadvantages
M-mod echocardiography -safe,
-rapid,
-cost-effective,
-available,
-portable,
-highly versatile,
-noninvasive		 -limited in patients with poor acoustic image (obese and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and asymmetric LV
-operator dependent
2DE -safe,
-rapid,
-cost-effective,
-available,
-portable,
-highly versatile,
-noninvasive		 -limited in patients with poor acoustic image (obese and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and asymmetric LV ,
-operator dependent
3DE -safe,
-rapid,
-cost-effective,
-available,
-portable,
-versatile
-highly versatile,
-noninvasive		 -limited in patients with poor acoustic image (obese and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
CMR -safe
-highly versatile,
-noninvasive -reproducible		 - Limited in claustrophobic patients, acute and chronic renal failure or those with metallic implants,
-long testing time,
-expensive,
-not portable,
-limited availability
CCT -medium versatile,
-noninvasive		 - Limited in patients with arrhythmia or obesity,
-long testing time,
-radiation exposure,
-limited for serial studies,
-not portable,
-contrast agent exposure
SPECT -medium versatile,
-noninvasive		 -long testing time,
-radiation exposure,
-limited for serial studies,
-not portable,
-expensive
CV -medium versatile, -invasive,
-radiation exposure,
-not portable,
-contrast agent exposure,
Limited in patients with pulmonary, and pericardial disease