title: Report from the First International Conjoint Conference on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Echocardiography.
abstract: The opinions formulated in this conference represent expressions of promise and enthusiasm about charting the course for the future of cardiovascular imaging and the role that might be played by CMR and echocardiography. All attendees agreed that this conference provided a novel venue for friendly debate and discussion in an open forum that could facilitate research and clinical service planning, and that other similar conferences should be held to focus on additional methodologies and topics. Indeed, planning is already underway for a Second Conference with comparative CMR and nuclear imaging as a focus.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Campus Box 8086, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. saw@howdy.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Samuel A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wickline
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sahn
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kerber
authors.forename: Nathaniel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reichek
authors.forename: Dudley J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pennell
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*