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SCBT-MR 32nd. Annual Course: Cardiovascular Imaging

Cardiac CT Technologies: What’s Important?

Cardiac CT Interpretation Strategies

Chest Pain and ECG Gated CT in the ED: Methods and Results

Cases: Normal Anatomy and Anomolies

Cardiac MR Technologies: What’s Important?

Cardiac MR Interpretation Strategies

Cardiac Myocardial and Pericardial Disease: Case Review

Evidence-based Coronary CTA

Making the Case for Cardiac MR

Case-based Introduction to CT of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts

Cases: Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease

Purpose Statement

The Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance 32nd Annual Course responded to a growing need among radiologists to better understand the evolving applications of MDCT and MRI, the relevance of the oncological applications of PET and implement the newest patient safeguards with regard to radiation dose and contrast media. The SCBT-MR 32nd Annual Course accomplished these goals through both didactic and case-based presentations from an internationally renowned faculty. Through the collaboration of the Medical University of South Carolina Office of CME, the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance and Meetings By Mail, we are proud to provide sessions from the SCBT-MR 32nd Annual Course that will address these identified needs of practicing radiologists.

Educational Objectives

This course is designed for Radiologists and other physicians who use imaging in the care of their patients. Following this continuing medical education activity, you should be able to:

Cardiac CT Technologies: What’s Important?

• Understand a brief history of CT
• Understand what is new in CT
• Understand challenges of imaging the heart
• Understand the definition of temporal resolution

Cardiac CT Interpretation Strategies

• Strategies to approach case review
• Best utilization of your workstation

Chest Pain and ECG Gated CT in the ED: Methods and Results

• Understand the ER chest pain patient and understand who should and who should not get an ECG gated chest CT
• Understand whether or not we should be using beta blockers
• Understand scanning protocols and interpretation
• Understand the impact of gated CT on ER length of stay and cost

Cardiac MR Technologies: What is important?

• Understand ischemic disease
• Understand the evaluation of myocardial viability
• Understand the protocol for myocardial viability

Cardiac MR Interpretation Strategies

• Understand the use of various pulse sequences for evaluation of common clinical problems
• Anatomic Patterns
• Tissue Characterization
• Function

Evidence-based Coronary CTA

• Understand the current data on evidenced-based coronary CTA as it pertains to the clinical use of coronary CTA.

Making the Case for Cardiac MR

• Understand the current problem with cardiovascular disease
• Understand the value of Cardiac MR in detecting cardiac disease

Faculty Information

Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

Stanford University Medical Center

U. Joseph Schoepf, MD

Medical University of South Carolina

William P. Shuman, MD

University of Washington

Arthur E. Stillman, MD

Emory University Hospital

David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD,

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Phillip Costello, MD

Medical University of South Carolina

Faculty Disclosure(s)

Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, Bracco : Honoraria, Fovia: Advisory Board, TeraRecon: Stock Options

U. Joseph Schoepf, MD Bayer/Bracco: Research Support /Travel, GE/Medrad/Siemens: Reimbursement/Honoraria, TeraRecon: Reimbursement/Honoraria

William P. Shuman, MD, discloses no financial relationships.

Arthur E. Stillman, MD, discloses no financial relationships.

David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD, discloses no financial relationships.

Phillip Costello, MD, discloses no financial relationships.

Accreditation & Designation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Meetings By Mail. MUSC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

MUSC designates this educational activity for a maximum of Five (5) AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Credit:

To receive credit for your participation in this webinar you will be required to complete the online program examination. To complete the online examination participants must be registered and signed-in to this website and have added the program to their user account (MyCME Archives). Once added to your user account, a Take Exam link will be displayed from within the MyCME Archives section of the website. Upon selection of the Take Exam link, participants are provided access to the online examination form. Once completed and submitted an immediate grade report will be displayed. All participants scoring at least 70% on the examination will receive a Statement of Credit verifying 1 CME credit. Certifications may be viewed and printed immediately as well as accessed anytime in the future (24/7) from within the MyCME Archives user records page of this website.

Not enough time to complete your online examination? No problem, online examinations may be completed anytime during the effective period of the program. Participants requiring more time to complete an examination may return to this website, sign-in and complete the online examination.

Target Audience

The target audience for this course is Radiologists and other imaging professionals.