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CT Cardiac Imaging and Angiography
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Overview
About this Webinar
Aspects of clinical CT angiographic scanning, including CT cardiac and peripheral-vascular techniques are becoming the exams of choice for determining the state of the vascular system for many intermediate and low risk patients. It is important for technologist’s performing these complicated exams to have a firm understanding of the concepts and skills required to produce high quality, diagnostic exams and images for radiologists, interpreting cardiologists and clinicians. This course will provide the student with a firm knowledge base regarding the origins of CT angiographic, cardiac and peripheral-vascular techniques.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts surrounding the technology for CT Angiography and Cardiac CT.
- Develop a firm understanding of the technical factors involved in acquiring high quality, diagnostic exams and images for interpreting physicians.
- Provide both clinical and technical knowledge to enhance the performance of peripheral-vascular CT acquisitions.
- Understand and demonstrate basic knowledge of ECG tracing.
- Understand and recognize basic normal and abnormal rhythm patterns.
- Know the current clinical indications for ordering Cardiac CT and risk versus benefits in providing this exam.
- Understand the implications of Dose Management as it relates to Angiographic and Cardiac CT exams and demonstrate the decision making process in choosing the correct protocol for patient specific conditions.
Schedule
Overview of origins of CT Angiography
- What drove the change in CT design and development
- Calcium Scores
- Predictive values
- Risks/Benefits
Cardiac Anatomy/Understanding ECG
- Basic Cardiac Anatomy
- Electrophysiology
- ECG
Understanding Patient Selection in Cardiac CT
- Answering the Clinical Question for CCTA – protocol choice
- Chest Pain
- Heart Defects, Grafts, Stents
- Acquisition of Cardiac CT Data Sets
- Prospective and Retrospective Cardiac Scans
- Gating modes
- Selection
- Patient Prep
- Heart rate control
- Acquisition techniques
- Example protocols
- Contrast media considerations
- CT Dose as it relates to Patient Selection
- Electrical issues
- Age
- Calcium
- Dose Calculation
FFRCT (Fractional Flow Reserve CT)
- Clinical Value of FFRCT
- Data Quality
CT Angiography - Non Cardiac
- Carotids and Cerebral
- Aorta and Abdominal Organs
Runoffs
- TAVR
- Other vascular studies
3D Display and Post Processing
- Post Processing- CTA
- Overview of Workstation Post Processing
- Post Processing Workflow
- Creating, Saving, Reporting and Planning
- 3D processing - Terminology
Audience
- Vascular Interventional and Cardiac CT Technologists
- Technologists wanting to expand their knowledge in Vascular and Cardiac CT
- Radiologic Technologists
- Medical Imaging Specialists
- Educators
Faculty
Name
Mark Bake, DBA, MS, BS, RT(R)(CT)
Dean of Allied Health Sciences
BSRS Program Director
Associate Professor
Bellin College
Green Bay, WI
Credits
ASRT Category A
This program provides 6 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists approved by ASRT and recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. Category A credit is also recognized by CAMRT’s Continuing Education Credit Approval Program for CE credit in Canada. You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate of completion.
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