Advanced Cardiac Imaging
The Advanced Cardiac Imaging Unit at King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Ministry of National Guard -Health Affairs (MNGHA), currently performs all cardiac imaging modalities in contemporary cardiac practice. We provide clinical services in Nuclear Cardiology Imaging (PET and SPECT), Cardiac CT, and Cardiac MRI. Exercise Treadmill Test, Holter, and ECG monitoring are also provided.
We currently have six Consultants in our division who are certified by international Board Certification bodies within the specialty of Cardiac Imaging and one Associate Consultant who is Cardiology Board certified. Given our high-quality clinical work, our group is perceived as the premier cardiac imaging group in the Kingdom and Region.
Our group is actively involved in research including low radiation cardiac CT, atherosclerosis in asymptomatic high-risk individuals, the impact of iterative reconstruction on calcium scoring, the role of viability imaging (MRI and PET) in the assessment of patients with heart failure and cardiac MRI in myocarditis.
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Advanced Cardiac Imaging Capacity
Cardiac PET/CT: 10 patients per day
Cardiac SPECT: 6 patients per day
Cardiac CT: 10 patients per day
Cardiac MRI: 6 patients per day
Stress: 10 patients per day
Holter: 15 patients per day
ECG: 500 patients per day
Advanced Cardiac Imaging Scope of Services
A Positron Emission Tomography is a test used to diagnose coronary artery disease and damaged heart muscle following heart attack by using radioactive chemical & stress medications that increase blood flow for patient who is not able to do exercise stress test.
A SPECT scan of the heart is a noninvasive nuclear imaging test. It uses radioactive tracers that are injected into the blood to produce pictures of your heart. SPECT is used to diagnose coronary artery disease and find out if a heart attack has occurred. SPECT can show how well blood is flowing to the heart and how well the heart is working.
Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) is routinely performed to gain knowledge about cardiac or coronary anatomy, to detect or diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD), to evaluate patency of coronary artery bypass grafts or implanted coronary stents or to evaluate volumetry and cardiac function (including ejection fraction).
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive procedure that uses no ionizing radiation. MR imaging uses a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency pulses and a computer to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tissues, —such as the heart, liver and many other organs — bone and virtually all other internal body structures. MRI enables the discovery of abnormalities that might be obscured by bone with other imaging methods. MRI allows physicians to assess the cardiovascular system noninvasively with and without contrast injection.
A stress test, sometimes called a treadmill test or exercise test, helps to find out how well the heart handles its workload. The test can show if there is a lack of blood supply through the arteries that go to the heart.
The Holter monitor is a type of portable electrocardiogram (ECG). It records the electrical activity of the heart continuously over 24 hours or longer while you are away from the doctor's clinic.
An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test used to check the heart's rhythm and electrical activity. Sensors attached to the skin are used to detect the electrical signals produced by the heart each time it beats. These signals are recorded by a machine and are reviewed to see if the rhythm is normal or not.
Advanced Cardiac Imaging Leadership
Dr. Ahmed Alsaileek
Section Head & Consultant
Contact Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Email: cardiacimaging@ngha.med.sa
Ground Floor Reception ext: 10407, 10408, 10409
Second Floor Reception ext: 10467, 10468, 10469