The amount of data obtained in a single MR or CT scan is mind-boggling. At least some of the data radiologists throw away could save patients money while reducing their exposure to radiation and risk of complications from invasive procedures. More »

70 year-old woman presented with class III angina symptoms, having had an anteroseptal myocardial infarct three months beforehand. More »

Coronary artery calcium scanning predicts the risk of myocardial infarction and sudden death accurately enough to guide the selection of diagnostic tests for symptomatic patients, according to a multicenter prospective study. More »

Findings from a large multicenter study suggest 64-slice CT angiography is better suited than other cardiac diagnostic tests for detecting clinically relevant coronary artery plaques in patients with diabetes. More »

Cardiac imaging researchers are expanding the scope of topics considered at the 2009 RSNA meeting to include iodinated contrast media administration as a safety issue and clinical outcomes studies that weigh the relative merits of cost and clinical efficacy. More »

Interventional MRI is an established clinical tool for the biopsy of lesions that are difficult or impossible to delineate or that cannot be reached easily by any other modality. More »

X-ray imaging has provided important diagnostic information for clinical applications for almost a century. More »

These are hard times for magazines, especially ones that devote themselves to medical practice. More »

A large prospective trial found plaque burden and plaques involving small lumen area are as likely as classically defined vulnerable plaques to trigger a myocardial infarction. More »

Findings from a large multicenter study by U.S. researchers suggest 64-slice CT angiography is better suited to detect nonobstructive but otherwise clinically relevant coronary artery plaques in patients with diabetes than are other cardiac diagnostic tests. More »