Echo in a Multimodality Imaging World

We live and practice in a multimodality imaging world. However, echocardiography remains the core diagnostic modality in cardiovascular medicine. The traditional advantages of echo remain strong: portability, real time, evaluation of anatomy, and function. Echo still reigns supreme in the guidance of valvular interventions. Thorough echocardiographic examination allows precise diagnosis and mechanistic explanation of the pathology in the majority of the cases. One must also be aware of its limitations allowing for the current role of other imaging modalities. CT has excellent spatial resolution and the ability to visualize the coronary arteries and the relation of cardiovascular structures to others in the entire