Coronary CT Angiography 2017 is a course dedicated to clinical practice skills for interpreting coronary CTA examinations.
Topics
- Basic technical aspects of coronary CT, including prospective versus retrospective gating, single- cycle versus multicycle reconstruction, temporal resolution, spatial resolution, scan parameters, and contrast -injection techniques
- Normal cardiac anatomy, including coronary arteries, coronary veins, cardiac chambers, valves, and great vessels, as well as the clinical importance of variant anatomy
- How to improve examinations with artifacts, such as cardiac arrhythmias, ECG misregistration, and poor breath hold
- Appropriate technique for administering beta blockers and nitroglycerin, with knowledge of absolute and relative contraindications
- The use of different post-processing techniques based on the appropriate clinical indication, including axial source images, multiplanar reconstructions, maximum intensity projections, and volume-rendered images
Earn up to 33.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 25 SAM Credits.
