The Cardiac CT Practicum: The Total Experience is an intensive course focused on achieving Level 2 or progressing to Level 3 competency in cardiac CTA interpretation, as recommended by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.
Topics
- Pathologic changes in central arterial anatomy due to acquired and congenital vascular disease
- Clinical knowledge of coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases
- Knowledge of ECG to recognize artifacts and arrhythmias
- Principles of image post-processing and appropriate applications
- Knowledge of scanning principles and scanning modes for cardiac imaging
- Knowledge of normal cardiac, coronary artery, and coronary venous anatomy
- Principles of intravenous iodinated contrast administration for cardiac imaging
- Recognition and treatment of adverse reactions to iodinated contrast
- Physics of CT and radiation generation and exposure
- Pathologic changes in cardiac and coronary artery anatomy due to acquired and congenital heart disease
- Knowledge of normal thoracic arterial anatomy
Who should Attend
- Cardiologists
- Radiologists
- Physicians seeking Level II or III competency training
