The safety of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) will be debated and the media will hear first-hand the arguments for and against the use of this imaging modality. Professor Cosyns said: “It has been suggested that CMR may lead to DNA damage.2 This session will also provide insights into how much irradiation using computed tomography (CCT) is safe and how often CMR can be performed without causing harm.”
The controversial use of a pocket-sized echocardiography device instead of a stethoscope will be debated, giving members of the press the most up-to-date pro and contra arguments. “The pocket-sized echo device has some advantages but the danger is that cardiologists lose experience with the stethoscope,” said Professor Cosyns.
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During the four day meeting original science will be presented in more than 1 000 abstracts. Innovations in industry will be revealed and members of the press will learn what cardiovascular imaging products are in the pipeline that may enter clinical practice in the future.
This year’s EuroEcho-Imaging Lecture will be given by Dr Partho P. Sengupta from The Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New York, who will speak about cardiac imaging in the era of precision medicine.
Professor Cosyns said: “The EuroEcho-Imaging programme is packed with new science, controversy and debate, and is the place to be to get up to speed on the fast moving field of cardiovascular imaging.”
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