Episodes
Dr. Praveen Ranganath interviews Dr. Dante Capaldi and Dr. Sarah Svenningsen about their paper titled Specific Ventilation in Severe Asthma Evaluated with Noncontrast Tidal Breathing 1H MRI published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic ImagingVolume 5: Number 6—2023. Specific Ventilation in Severe Asthma Evaluated with Noncontrast Tidal Breathing 1H MRI. Capaldi et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023; 5(6):e230054. 
Published 04/11/24
Dr. Praveen Ranganath shares an interview with Dr. Suhny Abbara, Editor of the Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging journal, at RSNA 2023.
Published 03/14/24
Dr. Praveen Ranganath interviews Aishwarya Gulati, MD,  Behzad Pavri, MD, and Baskaran Sundaram, MD on their paper titled Mitral Annular Disjunction: Review of an Increasingly Recognized Mitral Valve Entity published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging Volume 5, Issue 6. Mitral Annular Disjunction: Review of an Increasingly Recognized Mitral Valve Entity. Gulati et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023; 5(6):e230131.
Published 02/22/24
Host Dr. Praveen Ranganath speaks with Drs. Seth Kligerman, Albert Hsia, and  Francisco Contijoch about their article on Mapping the Spatial Extent of Hypoperfusion in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Using Multienergy CT.  Mapping the Spatial Extent of Hypoperfusion in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Using Multienergy CT. Bird et al Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023; 5(4):e220221
Published 10/20/23
Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Maria Clara Lorca to discuss cardiothoracic imaging fellowship programs from the perspectives of the applicant.
Published 09/07/23
Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Domenico Mastrodicasa and Dr. Dominik Fleischman to discuss an upcoming study on the relationship between uncomplicated type B aortic dissections, CT imaging, and clinical outcomes. Registry of Aortic Diseases to Model Adverse Events and Progression (ROADMAP) in Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection: Study Design and Rationale. Mastrodicasa et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2022; 4(6):e220039.
Published 06/22/23
Dr. Miranda Bijvoet and Dr. Casper Mihl join host Dr. Praveen Ranganath to discuss a compelling systematic review on the atrial fibrosis through the lens of cardiac MRI, electroanatomic mapping, and histopathology. Correlation between Cardiac MRI and Voltage Mapping in Evaluating Atrial Fibrosis. Bijvoet et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2022; 4(5):e220061.
Published 12/13/22
Dr. Aquino and Dr. Emrich, lead and senior authors of a paper recently published in the journal, join host @PraveenRangana9 to discuss the potential role of a novel CT-derived measurement in predicting outcomes following TAVR. Feasibility of Coronary CT Angiography–derived Left Ventricular Long-Axis Shortening as an Early Marker of Ventricular Dysfunction in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Aquino and Decker et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2022; 4(3):e210205.  
Published 09/15/22
Host @PraveenRangana9 is joined by Dr. Sharma and Dr. McDermott from @MGHImaging to discuss a novel imaging-guided technique for preoperative nodule localization. Tune in and enjoy! Preoperative CT-guided Fiducial Marker Placement for Surgical Localization of Pulmonary Nodules. McDermott and Frenk et al. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2022; 4(1):e210194.
Published 05/05/22
Host Praveen Ranganath (@PraveenRangana9) speaks with Dr. Carlos Collet and Dr. Jonathon Leipsic about their review recently published in the journal exploring advanced coronary CT techniques in planning percutaneous coronary interventions. Tune in and enjoy! Coronary CT Angiography to Guide Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Tzimas et al.  Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2022; 4(1):e210171
Published 02/24/22
Host Praveen Ranganath (@PraveenRangana9) is joined by Dr. Kate Hanneman (@KateHanneman) to discuss her recently published review on myocarditis associated with COVID-19 infection (Cardiac MRI Assessment of Myocarditis Including after COVID-19 Vaccination. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2021; 3(6):e210252. Sanchez Tijmes et al.) Tune in and enjoy!
Published 12/16/21
Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Russell Reeves, the lead author of the recently published “Cardiac Imaging Trends from 2010 to 2019 in the Medicare Population”, to discuss the past, current, and future landscape of cardiac imaging trends. Tune in and enjoy!
Published 11/04/21
Dr. Adrienne Campbell-Washburn joins host Praveen Ranganath to discuss her recent publication in the journal on T2-weighted lung MRI using a high performance low field strength 0.55T system.
Published 08/06/21
Host Praveen Ranganath (@PraveenRangana9) is joined by Dr. Bob De Vos (@BobdeVos) to discuss his recent publication in the journal on a novel automatic calcium scoring tool for lung cancer screening CTs. The investigators used machine learning and a slab-based calcium characterization technique on chest CTs to predict cardiovascular disease risk in a large lung cancer screening cohort. Tune in and find out more!
Published 07/01/21
Dr. Kyle Hasenstab (@khasenst) and Dr. Albert Hsiao (@HsiaoMDPhD) join Praveen (@PraveenRangana9) on the podcast to discuss their publication in the journal (@RadiologyCTI) on an automated COPD CT staging system using a deep learning model. How does this CT staging system perform in predicting GOLD stage, spirometric disease progression, and mortality? Tune in and find out!
Published 06/03/21
Host Praveen Ranganath @PraveenRangana9 speaks with Dr. Mark Hammer from the Brigham and Women's Hospital about his recent publication in the journal titled "Cost Effectiveness of Management Algorithms for Lung-RADS Category 4 Nodules" . Conversation topics include lung cancer screening CT, current guidelines for managing suspicious nodules, and principles of cost-effectiveness research. Which management algorithms for suspicious nodules are cost effective? Tune in and find out!
Published 05/06/21
Host Praveen Ranganath (@PraveenRangana9) discusses the recently-published review titled "Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Review of CT and Pathologic Findings" with lead authors Dr. Danielle Byrne, Dr. Roland Nador, and Dr. John C English. This episode is jam packed with clinical, pathological, and radiological information on lung transplantation and chronic lung allograft dysfunction -- tune in and enjoy!
Published 04/01/21
Host Praveen Ranganath (@PraveenRangana9) is joined by Dr. Stephen Hobbs (@ChestXrayDoc) to discuss the recently-published review in the journal titled "Practical Imaging Interpretation in Patients Suspected of Having Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Official Recommendations from the Radiology Working Group of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation". Tune in and learn more about this excellent one-stop-shop practical review on imaging in pulmonary fibrosis!
Published 03/18/21
Join host Praveen Ranganath as he speaks with Dr. Omar Dzaye and Dr. Michael Blaha, leaders in the field of CAC scoring, on their recently published review titled “Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring – New Insights into Clinical Interpretation: Lessons from the CAC Consortium”.
Published 02/25/21
Host Praveen Ranganath explores an exciting and timely new publication in the journal focused on thoracic radiological-pathological correlation of lethal COVID-19 infection. Tune in to hear the conversation with lead and senior authors Dr. Maurice Henkel, Dr. Thomas Weikert, and Dr. Alexander Sauter from Basel, Switzerland!
Published 01/07/21
On this episode, host Praveen Ranganath breaks down a recently-published original science paper (Raggio et al) in the journal on the relationship between exercise and PEX severity.  Join Praveen in his interview with Gastón A. Rodríguez-Granillo, MD, PhD, senior author of this featured article in the current issue of Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging
Published 11/06/20
On this episode, host Praveen Ranganath  breaks down a recently-published original science paper in the journal on spectral CT in coronary CTA for chronic total occlusions. Join Praveen as he speaks with Dr. Sung Ho Hwang, the paper's senior author, and Dr. Ronen Rubinshtein one of the authors of the accompanying editorial. Can spectral CT-derived coronary iodine concentration in CTO lesions predict PCI success?
Published 10/08/20
On this episode of the podcast, host Praveen Ranganath breaks down the recent publication in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging on a machine learning-based CT-FFR technique for triple rule out coronary CTAs through conversations with Dr. Simon Martin, the study’s first author, and with Dr. Abdul Ihdayhid, the author of the accompanying editorial. If you’re interested in coronary CTA, CT-FFR, and machine learning, dive into this episode and enjoy!
Published 08/21/20