Cardiac radiology enters vital new phase

March 10, 2008 Cardiac radiology enters vital new phase Philip Ward -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiac imaging is at a crossroads, according to next year's ECR president. He's not alone in holding such an opinion. Advances in CT and MR are expanding the role of these modalities, and highly promising results from coronary CT angiography are boosting the demand for 64-slice CT scanners. But uncertainty remains, said Prof. Borut Marincek, chair at the Institute of Diagnostic Radiology at Zurich University Hospital. He listed several key areas of concern in cardiac imaging, including the ongoing definition of applications, high expectations of users and vendors, competition between professional organizations and societies, the need for quality measures, cardiac experts providing interpretations by means of teleradiology, and collaboration among radiology, cardiology, and others.

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