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    The Role of Computed Tomography in Cardiovascular Screening

     Wednesday, Dec. 16, 11 a.m. Central time
    1 Category A+ CE Credit
  • What You'll Learn

    Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, resulting in billions of dollars in direct medical costs. Early detection through screening arguably improves patient outcomes and reduces economic burden. Computed tomography (CT) has demonstrated to be an inexpensive, noninvasive and accessible screening tool for diagnosing early CVD in asymptomatic patients, placing an increased demand on CT technologists to be knowledgeable in various cardiovascular protocols. For this presentation, attendees will be given the opportunity to summarize various CT cardiovascular screening examinations while detailing the anatomy, specifications, processes and limitations involved in each.

    Objectives

    After this presentation, the attendee will be able to:

    • Review thoracic vascular and heart anatomy.
    • Review hardware and software specifications required to achieve diagnostic quality images of the heart and thoracic vasculature.
    • Define cardiovascular disease and discuss how coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) are used in its diagnosis.
    • Define aortic stenosis and discuss how a CT transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) protocol is implemented as a planning tool.
    • Summarize challenges and limitations found in CCTA and CT TAVR imaging.
    Kendall Youngman

    Kendall Youngman,
    M.S.R.S., R.T.(R)(CT)(MR)

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