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Imaging Research Highlights from the European Society of Cardiology Congress
Author(s)Diagnostic Imaging Staff
Catch up on the latest imaging research from the recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress.
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Take a look back at key research presented at the annual European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress. Topics ranged from AI detection of coronary inflammation and the impact of CCTA-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) in reducing invasive coronary angiography (ICA) procedures to new phase 3 research on the PET/CT radiotracer 124I-evuzamatide for detection of cardiac amyloidosis. Review the slideshow below to see highlighted research updates from the recent ESC conference.
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