OVERVIEW

Cardiac CT Essentials is organized by Medmastery

Release Date: This activity was originally released for credit on Dec 19, 2017.
Review Date: This activity was reviewed on Nov 22, 2019.
Termination Date: This activity is valid for credit through Dec 19, 2021.

Credit Designation Statement
CME Consultants designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
Cardiac and coronary anomalies can be hard to find and even harder to track. Learn how to use cardiac CT to help you diagnose and manage patients with heart conditions. This course starts with basic cardiac CT principles, techniques, and interpretation, and takes you through to more advanced applications of cardiac CT. You’ll also learn how to report findings and deliver a high-quality CT service.

After completing this course, you will be able to
• Acquire high-quality cardiac CT scans.
• Communicate using the standard cardiac CT terminology.
• Identify and minimize artifacts on cardiac CT images.
• Recognize the appearances of normal and abnormal cardiac and coronary anatomy on CT images.
• Apply cardiac and coronary CT analytic techniques with confidence.
• Evaluate coronary plaque morphology and stenosis severity.
• Identify and describe congenital coronary anomalies.
• Reduce the doses of ionizing radiation during cardiac CT examinations.
• Write and structure an exemplary cardiac CT report.