Cardiac imaging covers a variety of different imaging modalities. A centre for coordination the Cardiac Imaging Centre has been established to facilitate the development of both clinical and research aspects within cardiac imaging. Cardiac imaging encompasses cardiac CT, cardiac nuclear cardiology (SPECT and PET) and cardiac MR.

Cardiac CT

Cardiac CT is an important clinical tool to exclude ischemic heart disease in patients with low-intermediate risk. A large number of patients with indications such as pre-TAVI evaluation pre-RFA treatment evaluation, GUCH, congenital heart disease, and several other special indications are investigated by CT. Cardiac CT is rapidly developing and several research projects are planned in this field.

Nuclear cardiac investigation

Nuclear cardiology encompasses both SPECT scans with technetium tracers and PET scans with water and rubidium. The clinical use is widespread and detects ischemic heart disease in patients with suspected and established coronary disease. A rubidium-based PET system will be installed in 2012.

Cardiac MR

Cardiac MR is a rapidly developing technique to image the heart and surrounding structures. MR does not subject the patient to radiation and newer techniques facilitate perfusion measurements to diagnose stress-induced ischemia.

Contacts

Bjarne Nørgaard MD, PhD., bnorgaard@dadlnet.dk
Jesper Møller Jensen MD PhDjespejns@rm.dk
Morten Bøttcher MD PhDmboe@dadlnet.dk
Ole Matiasen MD PhD ONM@FARM.AU.DK
Ole Gøtszche MD DMSciolegoetz@rm.dk
Won Yong Kim MD DMSciwonyokim@rm.dk

PhD students

Anders Sommer Knudsen, MD, a.knudsen@dadlnet.dk
Simon Winther MD, sw@dadlnet.dk
Sara Gaur MD, sara@gaur.dk
Kasper Fj. Hjuler MD, KHP@KI.AU.DK
Konstantin Kazankov MD, konskaza@rm.dk