PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Phil ED - Gibbons, Raymond J. TI - Cardiac Imaging: 2009 Challenges DP - 2009 Dec 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 27--28 VI - 9 IP - 4 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/4/27.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/4/27.full AB - Although the rates of acute myocardial infarction (MI), revascularization, and cardiac catherization have remained relatively stable, the use of cardiac imaging has been increasing 6% per year. This article discusses several suggestions to manage this growth, hybrid and sequential imaging techniques, and whether improved imaging technology impacts clinical outcomes.