5th Annual Cardiac and Vascular CT

October 22 - 23, 2009
Inn at St. John's
Plymouth, MI
14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™

Program Objectives:

This year’s program is divided into two separate sections. The first section is dedicated to cardiac and vascular CT imaging, with formal didactic lectures on the first day covering techniques and interpretation of cardiac and vascular imaging. This session can be extended into a second day of supervised cardiac CT case reviews that satisfy the American College of Radiology and American College of Cardiology recommendations for credentialing. The second section of the meeting is a review of new topics in CT imaging for radiology technologists.

Target Audience:

Physicians, imaging technologists, and health care providers interested in cardiac CT and vascular disease, and/or cutting edge CT imaging.

Topics:

Cardiac & Vascular CT
Thursday, October 22, 2009
7.5 Credit Hours
    Upon completion of the physician session, participants should be able to:
    • Describe the role of cardiac CT in patient management.
    • Analyze and differentiate the imaging features of cardiac and vascular disease using CT imaging techniques.

    Program:
    • Optimize CT protocols for cardiovascular imaging.
    • Coronary CTA: Clinical Application and Reimbursement
    • Appropriate Clinical Indications for Cardiac CT
    • Coronary CTA: Interpretation & Reporting
    • Coronary CTA with Comparison Stress Imaging
    • New Trends in Cardiac CT Imaging
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Evaluation with CTA
    • Cardiac CT: Radiation Dose Issues
    • Coronary Calcium: Use in Clinical Practice
    • Imaging of Native and Prosthetic Aortic Valve with CT
    • Cardiac CT in the ED and the Triple Rule Out
    • Thoracic Aortic Disease: Role of the Radiologist
    • Thoracic Aortic Disease: Role of the Interventional Radiologist
    • Thoracic Aortic Disease: Role of the Surgeon

    Cardiac CT Case Reviews for Credentialing
    Friday, October 23, 2009
    50 Mentored Cardiac CT Case Reviews
    7.25 Credit Hours

    This activity consists of reviewing over 50 cardiac CT cases by faculty on dedicated advanced processing workstations using an interactive audience response system. This session provides dedicated CME credits in cardiac CT imaging, and the cases can be applied towards professional society recommendations for clinical competence in cardiac CT. Cases will include normal and anomalous coronary anatomy, and the evaluation and interpretation of both coronary and non-coronary cardiac disease, both basic and advanced in complexity.

    Upon completion, participants should be able to:
    • Recognize normal cardiac anatomy and normal and anomalous coronary anatomy
    • Understand interpretation strategies for coronary CT plaque characterization and stenosis grading
    • Evaluate bypass grafts

    Program:
    • Case Reviews: Anatomy, Anomalies, Pitfalls, Miscellaneous
    • Coronary CTA Case Review: Atherosclerosis/Bypass Grafts/Miscellaneous
    • Coronary CTA Case Review: Atherosclerosis/Bypass Grafts/Miscellaneous
    • Coronary CTA Case Review: Advanced Atherosclerosis/ Bypass Grafts/Miscellaneous

    CT Update for Radiology Technologists
    Friday, October 23, 2009
    Upon completion of the radiology technologist session, participants should be able to:
    • Describe scanning techniques and protocols for CT scanning of the body, including cardiac and vascular protocols.
    • Understand radiation safely in cardiac CT and how to minimize radiation exposure.

    Program:
    • Evolving Technology & Recent Advances HD750
    • Coronary CT Angiography: Patient Preparation & Pitfalls
    • Anatomy for Cardiac CT
    • Coronary CT Angiography and Calcium Scoring: Technique & Protocols
    • Dose Reduction in Coronary CT Angiography
    • Post-Processing Techniques in CT
    • Pulmonary Vein CTA
    • CT for Peripheral Vascular Disease: Pathology with Clinical Examples
    • Live Demonstration of Post-Processing Techniques
    • CT Aorta: Imaging and Post-Processing
    • CT Aorta: Pathology with Clinical Examples
    • CT Aorta: Endografts
    • Body CT Angiography: Technique & Anatomy - Enterography, Mesenteric, Renal Donor, Liver Donor, Pancreas

Accreditation:

The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Michigan Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate to their extent of participation in the activity. An application has been submitted to the AmericanThe American Society of Radiologic Technologists has approved this course for a maximum of 6.5 Category A continuing education credits. Other credits by specialty may apply.

Registration Fees:

Physicians:
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$675   Full Course  
Physician-in-Training,
Allied Health, Nurses, Retired Physicians:
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$299   Full Course  

Additional Information:

Please see download brochure for complete description of course fees.

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