As recently as the early 2000s, cardiologists were performing a significant amount of cardiac imaging exams in their offices. 

The new study, published in Neurology, focused on imaging data from 145 patients. 

The average follow-up period was 14 years, giving any radiation-associated complications time to develop.

“The present study is the largest imaging study to date for the diagnosis of cardiac tumor and confirms the high accuracy of CMRI previously reported in smaller cohorts in whom cardiac tumors were known to be present,” the researchers wrote.

The new method is expected to speed up image acquisition while providing clinicians with key data. 

Many MRI-detected infarcts involved multiple vascular territories.

Low-income countries were hit especially hard by the pandemic. 

The agreement will involve the development and implementation of integrated cardiovascular solutions.