Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging
The Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Program provides Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the heart and great vessels for adult and pediatric patients. The Gill Imaging Center has two state-of-the-art, 64-slice CT scanners, one of which represents the first dual-source CT scanner in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Two MR scanners, 1.5 Tesla and 3.0 Tesla, expand UK HealthCare’s advanced imaging capabilities.
Patient appointments:
859-323-9729
Clinic location:
Gill Imaging Center I Directions >
Pavilion G, Ground Floor
1000 South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40536
Specialties:
Cardiovascular Imaging Studies
- Cardiac CT for structure and morphology
- Cardiovascular MRI
- Coronary calcium CT scoring
- Coronary CT angiography
- Vascular CT angiography
Cardiovascular CT
Typical indications/conditions evaluated include:
- Coronary bypass grafts mapping
- Evaluation of cardiomyopathy (ischemic vs. non-ischemic)
- Evaluation of chest pain syndrome
- Evaluation of congenital heart disease
- Evaluation of intra-cardiac mass
- Evaluation of known or suspected coronary anomaly, aneurysm or fistula
- Evaluation of pericardial abnormalities
- Evaluation of pulmonary vein anatomy prior to radiofrequency ablation
- Non-diagnostic or indeterminate stress test
Cardiovascular MRI
Typical indications/conditions evaluated include:
- Accurate evaluation of ventricular function
- Determination of myocardial viability
- Diagnosis and risk stratification in cardiomyopathies
- Diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis
- Evaluation of diseases of thoracic aorta
- Evaluation of myocardial perfusion for diagnosis of significant coronary artery disease
- Evaluation of suspected cardiac masses
- Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of congenital heart disease