Dr. Hatem Alkadhi joins host Dr. Praveen Ranganath to discuss findings from the European MRCT Registry, focusing on clinically relevant extracardiac findings seen in cardiac imaging. Together, they explore how these incidental findings can influence patient care and the growing role of radiologists in comprehensive cardiovascular imaging.

Clinically Relevant Extracardiac Findings at Cardiac Imaging: Insights from the European MR/CT Registry. Moser et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2024; 6(5):e240117.

Dr. Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Moran Drucker Iarovich and Dr. Kate Hanneman to discuss their study on using pectoralis muscle thickness in cardiac MRI as a measure of sarcopenia and its prognostic significance. Together, they explore the potential of opportunistic imaging in predicting major adverse cardiovascular events and the future of integrating these findings into clinical practice.

Cardiac MRI Pectoralis Muscle Thickness as a Measure of Sarcopenia: Prognostic Significance, Interreader Agreement, and Physiologic Correlation. Iarovich et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2024; 6(6):e240147. 

Dr. Praveen Ranganath discusses the intersection of cardiovascular imaging and environmental sustainability with Dr. Subhai Gunasekaran and Dr. Kate Hahnemann. They share insights from their recent review article on this topic, including the health impacts of climate change and strategies for radiologists to improve the sustainability of imaging practices.

Cardiovascular Imaging, Climate Change, andEnvironmental Sustainability. Gunasekaran et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2024; 6(3):e240135.

Dr. Praveen Ranganath speaks with Dr. Bruno Hochhegger about the article "Diagnostic Performance of MRI for the Detection of Pulmonary Nodules: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"

Diagnostic Performance of MRI for the Detection ofPulmonary Nodules: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Campagnolo Cavion et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2024; 6(2):e230241.

Dr. Praveen Ranganath interviews Dr. Dante Capaldi and Dr. Sarah Svenningsen about their paper titled Specific Ventilation in Severe Asthma Evaluated with Noncontrast Tidal Breathing 1H MRI published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic ImagingVolume 5: Number 6—2023.

Specific Ventilation in Severe Asthma Evaluated with Noncontrast Tidal Breathing 1H MRI. Capaldi et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023; 5(6):e230054. 

Dr. Praveen Ranganath shares an interview with Dr. Suhny Abbara, Editor of the Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging journal, at RSNA 2023.

Dr. Praveen Ranganath interviews Aishwarya Gulati, MD,  Behzad Pavri, MD, and Baskaran Sundaram, MD on their paper titled Mitral Annular Disjunction: Review of an Increasingly Recognized Mitral Valve Entity published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging Volume 5, Issue 6.

Mitral Annular Disjunction: Review of an Increasingly Recognized Mitral Valve Entity. Gulati et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023; 5(6):e230131.

Host Dr. Praveen Ranganath speaks with Drs. Seth Kligerman, Albert Hsiao, and  Francisco Contijoch about their article on Mapping the Spatial Extent of Hypoperfusion in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Using Multienergy CT. 

Mapping the Spatial Extent of Hypoperfusion in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Using Multienergy CT. Bird et al Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023; 5(4):e220221

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Maria Clara Lorca to discuss cardiothoracic imaging fellowship programs from the perspectives of the applicant.

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Domenico Mastrodicasa and Dr. Dominik Fleischman to discuss an upcoming study on the relationship between uncomplicated type B aortic dissections, CT imaging, and clinical outcomes.

Registry of Aortic Diseases to Model Adverse Events and Progression (ROADMAP) in Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection: Study Design and Rationale. Mastrodicasa et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2022; 4(6):e220039.