The 2006 ACR Forum: cardiovascular imaging: learning from the past, strategies for the future.

This paper summarizes the 2006 ACR Forum, which explored the history of the relationship between radiology and cardiovascular imaging and sought to explore strategies by which radiology could cope with similar challenges in the future. Key topics include: competition between radiology and other medical specialties, the importance of cardiac imaging, the relative merits of cardiologists and radiologists as cardiovascular imagers, and specific recommendations for radiology leaders in the areas of education, research, clinical practice, and policy.