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Table 1 Comparison of non-invasive imaging techniques of the coronary sinus

From: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Coronary Sinus: Anatomic Variants and Congenital Anomalies

	Echocardiography	Cardiac CT	Cardiac MR
Spatial resolution	+	+++	+++
Temporal resolution	+++	+	++
Coronary vessel anatomy	–	+++	++
Extracardiac anatomy	+	+++	++
Ventricular function	++	+	+++
Shunt physiology	++	-	+++
Accessibility	+++	++	+
Radiation	-	+++	-
Cost	+	++	+++

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