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Gilberto J Aquino1, Domenico Mastrodicasa1, Samer Alabed1
1From the Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY, 13210 (G.J.A); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, UW Medical Center Montlake, Seattle, Wash (D.M.); Department of Radiology, OncoRad/Tumor Imaging Metrics Core (TIMC), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (D.M.); Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom (S. Alabed); National Institute for Health and Care Research, Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom (S. Alabed); Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S. Abohashem); Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China (L.W.); Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (R.R.G.); Department of Medical Imaging, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill (D.M.E.B.); Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex (S. Abbara); Department of Medical Imaging, University Medical Imaging Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (K.H.); and Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (K.H.).
This review highlights key advancements in cardiac, thoracic, and vascular imaging from Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Key findings include innovations in coronary CT, PET/MRI, and AI applications for improved patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Imaging
- Thoracic Imaging
- Vascular Imaging
Background:
- Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has published novel research since 2019.
- The journal achieved a 7.0 impact factor in 2023.
- This review covers impactful articles from November 2022 to October 2023.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the most impactful articles published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging between November 2022 and October 2023.
- To highlight advancements across various imaging modalities and research areas.
- To identify ongoing research and future directions in the field.
Main Methods:
- Review of selected articles published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
- Categorization of articles by imaging modality and research area, including coronary CT, photon-counting detector CT, PET/MRI, cardiac MRI, congenital heart disease, vascular imaging, thoracic imaging, artificial intelligence, and health services research.
Main Results:
- Photon-counting detector CT shows potential for reduced contrast media volumes.
- Combined PET/MRI is useful for evaluating cardiac sarcoidosis.
- Left atrial late gadolinium enhancement at MRI predicts atrial fibrillation.
- AI tools can optimize incidental pulmonary embolism detection.
- Standardization of medical terminology for cardiac CT is progressing.
Conclusions:
- The reviewed articles demonstrate significant progress in cardiac, thoracic, and vascular imaging.
- Future research will focus on novel PET tracers, AI deployment, and environmental sustainability in imaging.
- The field is rapidly evolving with advancements in technology and AI integration.
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