EACVI unpacked: Highlights of this year's imaging conference

About this episode

This episode previews the highlights of the EACVI 2025 Congress, focusing on advancements in cardiovascular imaging and the event's new features.

With Emma Lane, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust - UK, and Sarah Birkhoelzer, University Dorset Hospital, Bournemouth - UK. In this episode of EACVI Cardio Talk On-the-Go, Sarah Birkhoelzer and Emma Lane preview the highlights of the EACVI 2025 Congress, taking place in Vienna from 11 to 13 December. The conversation explores why EACVI has become the leading international meeting for multimodality cardiovascular imaging and what attendees can expect from this year's expanded and redesigned programme. Sarah and Emma discuss the congress's evolution into a fully integrated imaging meeting, uniting echocardiography, CMR, CT, and nuclear cardiology. They introduce major new features—including the Imaging Training Hub, hands-on practical sessions, a stronger focus on AI, and an enhanced early-career and allied health track. They also highlight key sessions in echo, CMR, and CT, from tricuspid regurgitation and cardio-oncology to spectral CT, acute coronary syndromes, and cardiomyopathies. The episode emphasises EACVI's commitment to multidisciplinary learning, practical skill-building, and fostering connections across the imaging community. Whether you are a trainee…

People in this episode

Host: Emma Lane

Guest: Sarah Birkhoelzer

Topics covered

• cardiovascular imaging
• EACVI Congress
• multimodality imaging
• AI in imaging
• training and education
• networking in healthcare

Keywords

• EACVI 2025
• cardiovascular imaging
• echocardiography
• CMR
• CT
• nuclear cardiology
• AI in healthcare
• training hub
• networking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Dorset Hospital

Places: Vienna

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