University of Wisconsin–Madison

Cardiovascular Imaging Patient Services

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging

  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Evaluating cardiac function and determining causes of heart failure
  • Assessing congenital heart disease
  • Characterizing cardiac tumors
  • Confirming causes of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
    • Dilated cardiomyopathy
    • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia
    • Cardiac amyloidosis
    • Cardiac sarcoidosis
    • Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy
    • Iron-overload cardiomyopathy
    • Myocarditis
  • Endomyocarial fibrosis
  • Evaluating pericardial diseases including constrictive pericarditis
  • Assessing the pulmonary veins prior to pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation
Cardiovascular imaging late gadolinium enhancement
Cardiovascular imaging stress perfusion image
Cardiovascular image example of cardiac function
Cardiovascular imaging hypertrophic cardiomyopathy image

Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis

  • Pulmonary embolus
  • Aortic aneurysms
  • Dissections, intramural hematoma and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers
  • Vasculitis
  • Renal artery stenosis, including fibromuscular dysplasia
  • Mesenteric ischemia
  • Pelvic congestion syndrome
cardiovascular imaging PE MRA image
Cardiovascular imaging PE MRA image
Cardiovascular imaging pulmonary hypertension image
Cardiovascular imaging aortic dissection MRA image

Extremities

  • Acute and chronic peripheral vascular disease
  • Vascular malformations
  • Popliteal entrapment syndrome
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Deep venous thrombosis, including May-Thurner syndrome and Paget-Schroetter Syndrome
Cardiovascular imaging popliteal entrapment
Cardiovascular imaging thoracic outlet syndrome MRA image
Cardiovascular imaging vascular malformation MRA image

Coronary and Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

  • Coronary artery disease
  • Anomalous coronary arteries
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Evaluation of patients prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Cardiovascular imaging CCTA image
Cardiovascular imaging CCTA2 image
Cardiovascular imaging CCTA image
Cardiovascular imaging CCTA4 example image

Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)

Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis

  • Pulmonary embolus
  • Aortic aneurysms
  • Dissections, intramural hematoma and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers
  • Vasculitis
  • Renal artery stenosis, including fibromuscular dysplasia
  • Mesenteric ischemia
  • Pelvic congestion syndrome
Cardiovascular imaging CTA abd pelvis image

Extremities

  • Acute and chronic peripheral vascular disease
  • Vascular malformations
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome
Cardiovascular imaging CAT runoff image example

3D Lab

The dedicated team of cardiovascular imaging post-processors provide advanced 3D visualization and post-processing for optimal visualization of anatomy, pathology and surgical planning. This includes visualization and quantification of four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI and generating patient-specific 3D printed models to assist with complex surgery.