Cardiac CTA: An Interactive Review 2024

Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 8:00 AM - Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 5:00 PM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (20.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (20.00 hours)

This course is a comprehensive Self-Study program for Radiologists and Cardiologists to maintain credentials, sit for the CBCCT exam as well as update their interpretive skills. These materials will be presented in an online format where the student will evaluate didactic material, images and animations relevant to the study of Cardiac CTA.

1. Identify and evaluate coronary anatomy, coronary anomalies and stent and bypass graft interpretation using cardiac CT.
2. Identify important noncoronary cardiac findings assessed by cardiac CTA.
3. Identify noncardiac findings that may be seen on cardiac CTA.
4. Comprehensive review of CT scanner technology, scan planning, acquisition, image formation, reconstruction, and viewing formats for the reader and or technologist of cardiac CT.
5. A complete overview of calcium scoring as well as the data to support it.
6. Factors influencing radiation production and radiation safety as it relates to cardiac CT. Application of radiation sparing techniques.
7. Appropriate criteria surrounding the patient selection process for cardiac CT and the importance of adequate patient preparation and selection for cardiac CT.
8. Disease prevalence VS Predictive value and analyzing diagnostic accuracy of Cardiac CTA and the data that support its use.
9. Improve accuracy in reading cardiac CT, identify the artifacts and pitfalls in image interpretation.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and MD Training @home, LLC. The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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