Health Imaging & IT - October 2007 - (Page CI1) A supplement to For Diagnosis, Intervention and Patient Management OCTOBER 2007 | Vol. 1, No. 2 HealthImaging.com 41 | Cardiac CT & MR Keep Delivering Both cardiac CT and MR imaging are poised for continued growth. Efforts to improve MR’s simplicity and reduce the radiation exposure associated with CT will keep drawing both cardiologists and radiologists into the fold. 45 | Battle Strategies: Winning the Multidetector CT Data War Sixty-four slice CT is a tremendous clinical boon for cardiac imaging, opening the door to non-invasive images of the heart, enabling physicians to diagnose cardiac disease at earlier stages and providing the data needed to allow some patients to bypass invasive cardiac procedures. Despite its clinical advantages, 64slice CT is not without challenges. Managing the image volume beast sits near the top of the list. 47 | CVIS: Getting the House in Order Cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) are providing the means to integrate the business of cardiology with the practice of cardiology at the point-of-care – with great results for managers. In essence, CVIS gets the house in order. http://HealthImaging.com
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