ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

VIENNA -- It's definitely possible to develop a successful cardiac imaging practice, according to a professional development presentation delivered February 28 at the ECR in Vienna. It all comes down to a willingness to learn and to collaborate with colleagues across specialties, session chair and first presenter Dr. Matthias Gutberlet, PhD, of the University of Leipzig in Germany, told session attendees. "Teamwork is the key to success," he said. Gutberlet described how he came to cardiac imaging early in his medical career. At the time, there was little training for, say, cardiac MRI. But he persevered. "Imaging was so important [for cardiac indications], that I decided to become a radiologist," he said. "Together with our radiographers, I learned to scan cardiac patients and learned special anatomy from pediatric cardiologists and pediatric cardiac surgeons." Since Gutberlet was starting out, training for cardiac imaging has improved. He noted that in 2019, the European Society of Cardiology issued updated guidelines for diagnostic imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD), recommending noninvasive imaging (i.e., cardiac CT or MRI, nuclear cardiology, or echocardiology) for myocardial ischemia and the more invasive coronary CT angiography (CTA) for patients exhibiting symptoms of the disease and for whom obstructive CAD can't be excluded by clinical assessment alone. He also cited a study published in December of last year in the European Heart Journal that showed tha...
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