Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging, Nuclear Cardiology & Echocardiography

National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) has a wide range of investigational capabilities to detect cardiovascular problems. They include the gamma camera technology for heart scans which reduces scanning time by 75 per cent and a 320-slice cardiac computed tomography which reduces radiation exposure in a heart scan by 90 per cent.

The echocardiology laboratory is a full-fledged facility with more than 20 machines providing services to inpatients, outpatients as well as patients undergoing surgery in the operating theatre. All the sonographers and echocardiologists are highly trained and have either the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) certification or certification in advanced cardiac technology.

Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging:

Multi-Slice Computed Tomography

• CT Angiogram
• Calcium Score

Nuclear Cardiology:

• Nuclear stress/rest perfusion scans
• Rest and exercise gated blood pool scans
• Rest-redistribution thallium imaging

Echocardiography (Imaging and Haemodynamics):

• Transthoracic-echocardiography studies
• Transoesophageal echocardiography 
• Stress echocardiography – exercise
• Stress echocardiography – pharmacologic
• 3D echocardiography