Cardiovascular Imaging in China

Abstract

The high prevalence and mortality of cardiovascular diseases in China's large population has increased the use of cardiovascular imaging for the assessment of conditions in recent years. In this study, we review the past 20 years of cardiovascular imaging in China, the increasingly important role played by cardiovascular computed tomography in coronary artery disease and pulmonary embolism assessment, magnetic resonance imaging's use for cardiomyopathy assessment, the development and application of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular imaging, and the future of Chinese cardiovascular imaging.

Cardiothoracic Imaging in China

“…In recent years, a large number of articles on artificial intelligence methods to solve imaging tasks have flooded into medical journals, promoting the interdisciplinary integration of radiology, engineering, computer science, and other fields, culminating in the creation of machine learning based pulmonary nodule detection software and machine learning CT-FFR software in China 4,8. In this special China issue of the Journal, Tang and colleagues’9–11 review articles briefly describe the past, present, and future of cardiovascular imaging, thoracic imaging, and imaging in cardiac intervention in China, reflecting the progression and achievements of Chinese Cardiothoracic Radiology over the past 2 decades.…”