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.