CT Angiography for the Cardiologist
May 9 – 10, 2008
Chicago, IL
Hyatt Regency O'Hare

Objectives

The primary objectives of the CT Angiography for the Cardiologist course are to enable participants to:

• Evaluate what cardiac CT can do now and what it is expected to do in the near future
• Develop and improve cardiac and peripheral CT interpretation skills
• Discuss how CT can be incorporated into emergency room care algorithms
• Debate key issues in CT such as the type of scanner required, interpreting non-cardiac structures, and CT in the emergency room
• Interact with the top researchers and practitioners in the field
• Review challenging CT cases
• Evaluate where CT fits into the coronary artery disease diagnostic algorithm
• Interpret non-cardiac structures and discuss over-reading options
• Discuss the expanding indications for coronary calcium testing and how to interpret and score the images
• Discuss how CT can facilitate biventricular pacemaker placement, atrial fibrillation ablation, pre-percutaneous coronary intervention, and pre-cardiac surgery planning
• Determine if his/her practice is ready for cardiac CT
• Discuss payment and credentialing for CT
• Discuss when physicians should perform cardiac and peripheral CT studies on their patients

Course Faculty

Stephan Achenbach, MD	Harvey Hecht, MD
Timothy Bateman, MD	John Lesser, MD
Matthew Budoff, MD	Michael Poon, MD
Tracy Callister, MD	Edward Shapiro, MD
Benjamin Chow, MD	Michael Shen, MD
Peter Fail, MD	Randall Thompson, MD
Ernest Garcia, PhD	Samuel Wann, MD
Mario Garcia, MD	Mitchell Whiteman, MD
Thomas Gerber, MD, PhD	Jack Ziffer, PhD, MD
Sandra Halliburton, PhD

Program

May 9, 2008

BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE TRACK 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Getting Started in Cardiac CT
8:00 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Comments — Mario Garcia, MD
8:10 a.m.	Who Should and Who Should Not Get a CT Angiogram? — Thomas Gerber, MD, PhD
8:30 a.m.	Anatomy and Function of a CT Scanner — Ernest Garcia, PhD
8:50 a.m.	Performing a Cardiac CT Study — Michael Poon, MD
9:10 a.m.	Analysis of CT Datasets — Mario Garcia, MD
9:30 a.m.	Evaluation of Native Coronary Arteries — Harvey Hecht, MD
9:50 a.m.	Break
10:10 a.m.	Evaluation of Bypass Grafts — Michael Shen, MD
10:30 a.m.	LV and RV Functional Analysis — Benjamin Chow, MD
10:50 a.m.	Evaluation of Extracardiac Studies — Mitchell Whiteman, MD
11:10 a.m.	Recognizing and Avoiding Imaging Artifacts — Sandra Halliburton, PhD
11:30 a.m.	How to Set Up a CT Practice — Tracy Callister, MD
11:50 a.m.	Panel Discussion
ADVANCED TRACK 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	A Rigorous Evaluation of Coronary CT Angiography in 2008
8:00 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Comments — Randall Thompson, MD
8:10 a.m.	CT vs. Nuclear vs. Cath for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of CAD — Harvey Hecht, MD
8:30 a.m.	Advanced Use of Contrast Injection and Timing Protocols — Tracy Callister, MD
8:50 a.m.	Insights into CT Angiography Instrumentation: Current and Future — Sandra Halliburton, PhD
9:10 a.m.	Use of Coronary CT Angiography in the Cardiac Cath Lab — Benjamin Chow, MD
9:30 a.m.	Panel Discussion
9:50 a.m.	Break
10:10 a.m.	CT Angiography Prior to Cardiac Surgery — Samuel Wann, MD
10:30 a.m.	Clinical Use of CT Angiography for Myocardial Perfusion and Viability: Ready for Prime Time? — Edward Shapiro, MD
10:50 a.m.	CT Angiography to Assess Cardiac Valves and Cardiac Valve Patients — John Lesser, MD
11:10 a.m.	Evaluation of the Atheromatous Plaque — Timothy Bateman, MD
11:30 a.m.	Making the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism — Mitchell Whiteman, MD
11:50 a.m.	Panel Discussion
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Read with the Experts Clinical Decision-Making Based on CT — John Lesser, MD; Edward Shapiro, MD Interrogating the Aorta for Dissection and Aneurysm — Peter Fail, MD; Samuel Wann, MD   Step-by-Step Coronary CT Interpretation — Michael Poon, MD Unusual Findings You Should Have Seen At Least Once — Harvey Hecht, MD; Benjamin Chow, MD Taped Live Cases with Expert Discussions — Thomas Gerber, MD, PhD; Mario Garcia, MD
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Read with the Experts Unique and Interesting Cases — Benjamin Chow, MD; Randall Thompson, MD; Michael Shen, MD Determining Plaque Content — Michael Poon, MD; Mario Garcia, MD  Reading Your First Through Fifth CT Scan — Tracy Callister, MD; Harvey Hecht, MD  Interpreting the Lower Extremities, Iliac to Peroneal — Peter Fail, MD; John Lesser, MD Taped Live Cases with Expert Discussion — Thomas Gerber, MD, PhD; Randall Thompson, MD
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Break
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.	Read with the Experts So Many Opportunities — Which Test for Which Patient? — Randall Thompson, MD; Thomas Gerber, MD, PhD Improving Open Heart Surgery with CT, SPECT, and PET — Edward Shapiro, MD Great Cases Including Valvular and Pericardial Disease — Peter Fail, MD; Tracy Callister, MD Helping Your Electrophysiologist with Atrial Ablation and Biventricular Pacing — Michael Poon, MD

May 10, 2008

7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Joint ASNC/SCCT Session: Running A Cardiac CT Program Moderators: Randall Thompson, MD; Stephan Achenbach, MD
7:15 a.m.	The Current Reimbursement Situation for Cardiac CT — Michael Poon, MD
7:30 a.m.	Accrediation and Credentialing in Cardiac CT — Samuel Wann, MD
7:45 a.m.	Quality in Cardiac Imaging — Robert Hendel, MD
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	CT Crossfire  Moderators:  Mario Garcia, MD; Randall Thompson, MD Jury: Selected members of the audience
8:00 a.m.	CT Angiography Should Be the First Choice for Evaluation of Chest Pain  Point: Samuel Wann, MD Counterpoint: Tracy Callister, MD
8:30 a.m.	Extracardiac Structures Should Be Routinely Evaluated by a Radiologist  Point: Mario Garcia, MD Counterpoint: Matthew Budoff, MD
9:00 a.m.	CT Angiography Is Superior to Magnetic Resonance Angiography  Point: Jack Ziffer, PhD, MD Counterpoint: John Lesser, MD
9:30 a.m.	Faster Temporal Resolution Is More Important than Wider Coverage per Rotation  Point: Stephan Achenbach, MD Counterpoint: Samuel Wann, MD
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	CT Jeopardy — You Won't Believe These Cases!  Moderators: Mario Garcia, MD; Randall Thompson, MD Contestants: John Lesser, MD; Tracy Callister, MD; Jack Ziffer, PhD, MD
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Read with the Experts Coronary and Other Cardiac Anomalies — Matthew Budoff, MD   The Triple Rule Out in the Emergency Room — Can It Be Done? — Tracy Callister, MD Cases with Both Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Findings — Jack Ziffer, PhD, MD Taped Live Cases with Expert Discussions — Randall Thompson, MD; Stephan Achenbach, MD
2:15 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Read with the Experts Functional Cardiac CT Imaging: Going Beyond teh Coronaries — Samuel Wann, MD Cardiac Congenital Anomalies: Diagnosis and Guide to Intervention Using CTA — John Lesser, MD Reading Your First Through Fifth CT Scan — Mario Garcia, MD Evaluating Vein and Mammary Grafts — Matthew Budoff, MD; Stephan Achenbach, MD
3:45 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	Read with the Experts Unusual Findings — Stephan Achenbach, MD Clinical Implications of Coronary Plaque Characterization Using CT Angiography — John Lesser, MD What the Peripheral Interventionalist Needs to Know from the CT Angiography — Matthew Budoff, MD; Samuel Wann, MD  Making the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism — Jack Ziffer, PhD, MD
5:15 p.m.	Adjourn

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