Cardiopixel artist, heart doc on the side

Joined August 2010
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17 Jun 2022
Who says stress MRI costs more than SPECT? According to my hospital's EMR (Epic), stress MRI is the financially wise choice in the functional evaluation of stable chest pain. #WhyCMR
Respect the scout images, they may have the non-cardiac answer. #WhyCMR
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30 Jun 2020
Another great case added to the COVID-19 Case Collection on the SCMR website! Why not add to the collection and submit a case? #whycmr #scmr scmr.org/page/COVID2002
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17 Jan 2020
#cmrboards From least to greatest, ECV assesed by post contrast T1 map in these myocardial scenarios would be ordered as: A. Normal, infarct, fibrosis B. Infarct, fibrosis, normal C. Fibrosis, infarct, normal D. Normal, fibrosis, infarct
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17 Jan 2020
Answer D: Normal, fibrosis, infarct
16 Jan 2020
#cmrboards There is a continuous relationship between LGE and sudden death in HCM patients except for LGE in this LV area: A. Mid anterior septum B. Inferior RV insertion point C. Apical cap D. Inferolateral segment
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16 Jan 2020
B. Inf RV insertion point (and anterior RV insertion)
14 Jan 2020
#cmrboards Diagnosis? bSSFP Vortex lesion T2W Bright basal inf lat EGE Myocard/skel mm Ratio 4.2 LGE Transmural apical cap & mid wall inf lat A. Duchenne musc dystrophy B. Non-specific cardiomyopathy C. Takotsubo D. Chagas E. MINOCA
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14 Jan 2020
D. Chagas - Vortex lesion!
12 Jan 2020
#cmrboards Supporting evidence for benign cardiac tumors include A. Size <5 cm B. Pleural effusion C. Inhomogenous T1 signal D. Late enhancement E. Local tissue infiltration
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12 Jan 2020
A. Size <5 cm
12 Jan 2020
A. Size <5 cm
12 Jan 2020
New and old questions for #cmrboards 2020 The answers are in the reply.
14 Sep 2019
Don't forget to check the scouts for hidden gems! #whycmr
28 May 2019
Thrombus identified in the pericardium with hyperintense T1 and T2 signal compared to myocardium is likely A. Acute B. Subacute C. Chronic D. Age undetermined E. Need another sequence to determine #cmrboards
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28 May 2019
A. Acute T1 T2 👍 👍 acute 👍 👎 1-2 weeks 👎 👎 chronic
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Kevin Steel retweeted
Training as a military cardiologist requires fellows to learn the fundamental skills of an invasive and noninvasive cardiologist as well as intensivist critical care skills during general cardiology training. fal.cn/AwqK #JACC #ACCFIT #ACCCVFed #MDW

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