• The program is designed for general radiologists and cardiologists. Technicians involved and planning to start cardiac CT will also find this course of use. 

Prerequisites:  Basic knowledge of CT, cardiac disease and CT workstations will be an advantage but is not essential.

Recommended Courses: none

Workshop Description:

This 3 day hands on course aims to fulfil the level 1 requirement in cardiac CT as outlined by SCCT.

The course will cover the basics of CT Cardiac anatomy and pathology to the performance and interpretation of Cardiac CT angiography and will allow participants to review, read and interpret at least 50 cardiac CT cases. Case will be reviewed on dedicated workstations under the supervision of an advanced cardiac CT practitioner and will cover a range of cardiac pathologies and include the assessment of patients for transcutaneous aortic valve insertion/replacement (TAVI/TAVR).

This course will be of interest to all participants wishing to increase their knowledge and understanding of cardiac disease on CT. Dedicated lectures will cover topics including patient preparation, cardiac CT protocols, optimizing images and reducing radiation dose.  

This course aims to fulfil all of the level 1 requirement in cardiac CT as specified by SCCT.

Upon completion of the workshop, the participant should be able to:

• Understand how best to integrate cardiac CT into existing cardiac services for maximum patient benefit.
• Appreciate the range of indications for cardiac CT and its advantages in patient management.
• Have a practical insight into patient preparation, CT protocol selection and image optimization to allow successful cardiac image acquisition and interpretation.
• Identify a range of cardiac pathologies both on cardiac and general CT images.
• Achieve basic coronary CT image interpretation and understand the role of CT in TAVI/TAVR.
• Compile a structured report on a cardiac CT angiogram study.