March 5, 2012 (Vienna, Austria) — Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a valuable diagnostic tool for patients with acute chest pain and elevated cardiac enzymes who have a negative ...

We know that when you get a computerized tomography scan, CT scan, or experience other kinds of medical imaging, the staff taking the images needs to protect themselves by leaving the room. Think ...

Chest pain may still be angina even when the main heart arteries look clear. Using cardiac stress MRI (a heart scan that measures blood flow with magnetic resonance imaging), testing uncovered small ...

A blurry heart scan won’t tell you much. But a clear, high-quality image can show exactly how well a heart is working. That’s why scientists at the University of Missouri Columbia recently built a ...

New MRI research is sharpening a message cardiologists have been hinting at for years: where you carry fat may matter more to your heart than how much you weigh overall. Instead of treating all extra ...