Overview

The cardiothoracic imaging section specializes in the diagnosis of diseases and disorders of the lungs, mediastinum, airway, pleura and chest wall, myocardium and coronary arteries. Our fellowship-trained faculty are diagnostic experts in the following:

• Critical care
• Thoracic trauma
• Pulmonary thromboembolic disease
• Diseases of the thoracic aorta
• Acute aortic syndromes
• Interstitial lung disease
• Lung and other cancers
• Emphysema
• Asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Transplant complications
• Infectious diseases
• Occupational lung disease
• Congenital and acquired myocardial
• Pericardial disease
• Coronary artery disease

All imaging is fully digitized on a state-of-art McKesson picture archiving and communication system (PACS). Advanced post-processing modalities include TeraRecon, Vitrea, Syngo.via, WebPAX and CMR42, and hospital RIS access is readily accessible at six megapixel color monitors and workstations. Our department has state-of-the-art imaging equipment including six multiple detector computed tomography (MDCT) scanners, three of which are Siemen Flash scanners, and four 1.5T MRI scanners. These technological advances allow our specialists to be effective consultants for both staff and non-staff physicians serving VCU Health System and three out-patient clinics.

Cardiothoracic Imaging Faculty