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 Diagnostic procedures
A reference guide so you know what to expect
Learn about the advantages of our
64-slice CT scanning
If you are having tests or procedures done at St. Luke's, please
read this before your visit.
Electrocardiograph tests
- Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
- Exercise stress test
- Metabolic exercise stress test
- Tilt test
Nuclear imaging
- Multigated acquisition scan
- Positron emission tomography
(PET)
- Sestamibi exercise stress test
- Thallium exercise stress test
Ultrasound tests
- Echocardiogram
- Exercise stress echocardiogram
- Dobutamine stress
echocardiogram
- Transesophageal
echocardiogram
Radiographic tests
- Calcium-score screening
heart scan
- Cardiac computed tomography (CT)
- Magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI)
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
Invasive testing
- Angiography (carotid,
peripheral, heart) [
See animation of this procedure ]
- Cardiac catherization
- Intravascular ultrasound
- Electrophysiology study (EP study)
- Myocardial biopsy
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