The newly developed reference values could have “direct implications for clinical practice” and can be used by any provider to determine whether an adolescent falls within the normal range of measurements for their age group.

Prior chest imaging can sometimes be just as predictive of adverse events after surgery as updated imaging, according to new data set to be presented at the annual conference of the American College of Cardiology on March 5. 

There are a number of well-intended recommendations for preventing MRI injuries, but many of them stop short of implementing safety requirements.

The group—which includes engineers, cardiologist, radiologists and other specialists—will attempt to perform a robotic-controlled left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) on a patient inside an MRI scanner.

Using a new 4D flow cardiac MRI scan, experts were able to complete cardiac examinations in just eight minutes.

Compared to healthy controls, the COVID group displayed significantly worse global and segmental circumferential systolic strain.

Nonischemic LGE was revealed to be independently associated with worse outcomes in hypertension patients. 

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has chosen its 2022 Image of the Year, and it’s one that is sure to interest anyone in the field of cardiac imaging.