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CT Board Exam Preparation Course
May 8, 2008
Chicago, IL
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Objectives
The primary objectives of the CT Board Exam Preparation Course are to enable participants to:
- Appraise knowledge of physics and instrumentation associated with cardiac CT
- List the biological hazards of radiation
- Explain image acquisition and processing, including artifacts
- Discuss the use of CT in the assessment of coronary artery stenosis
- Interpret CT images, including coronaries, bypass grafts, and non-coronary findings
- Discuss outcome data that supports the use of calcium scoring and CT coronary angiography
Course Faculty
| Benjamin Chow, MD |
Harvey S. Hecht, MD |
| Peter S. Fail, MD |
Edward P. Shapiro, MD |
| Ernest V. Garcia, PhD |
Michael Y. Shen, MD |
| Mario J. Garcia, MD |
Randall C. Thompson, MD |
| Thomas C. Gerber, MD, PhD |
Mitchell Whiteman, MD |
Program
| 6:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks — William Van Decker, MD |
| 7:10 a.m. |
Radiation in Computed Tomography — Randall Thompson, MD |
| 7:55 a.m. |
Image Acquisition in Cardiac CT — Ernest Garcia, PhD |
| 8:40 a.m. |
Image Reconstruction and Analysis — Mario Garcia, MD |
| 9:10 a.m. |
Customized Cardiac Applications and Protocols — Benjamin Chow, MD |
| 9:40 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:55 a.m. |
Clinical Indications and Contraindications — Benjamin Chow, MD |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Evaluation of Native Coronary Anatomy — Edward Shapiro, MD |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Recognizing and Avoiding Artifacts — Harvey Hecht, MD |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Non-contrast Applications: Calcium Scoring — Harvey Hecht, MD |
| 12:20 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Cardiac Valves and Veins — Mario Garcia, MD |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Congenital Heart Disease — Thomas Gerber, MD, PhD |
| 2:20 p.m. |
Thoracic Vasculature — Peter Fail, MD |
| 2:50 p.m. |
Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Cardiac CT — Thomas Gerber, MD, PhD |
| 3:20 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:35 p.m. |
Coronary Artery Stents and Bypass Grafts — Michael Shen, MD |
| 4:15 p.m.. |
The Mediastinum, Lungs, and Chest Wall — Mitchell Whiteman, MD |
| 5:25 p.m. |
Evaluation of the Cardiac Chambers and Pericardium — Michael Shen, MD |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Adjourn / User Group Meeting / Reception |
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