Cardiac CT Practicum: The Total Experience

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