Live webcast will demonstrate new heart attack predictor using MRI
A new procedure for predicting heart attack, developed by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center physicians, will be demonstrated in a live webcast Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m.
By speeding up the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner and creating new software, Medical Center researchers have made it possible for physicians to see heart movement within seconds after it happens — compared to an average of five minutes to see images previously. Wake Forest Baptist is one of two sites nationwide using the software, called CardioVue.
The software analysis system is particularly useful in emergencies due to its rapid real-time capabilities. This unique tool enables physicians to perform a real-time evaluation of a patient's cardiac system by taking a large volume of raw cardiac magnetic resonance images and transforming them into superior images previously unavailable.
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