Frank J. Rybicki, MD, PhD, FAHA, FACR
Director, Applied Imaging Science Laboratory
Brigham & Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School

Richard George, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Department of Cardiology,
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Effective Date: March 12, 2014
Expiration Date: March 11, 2016

Program Summary:

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease and is responsible for the majority of deaths in the US. Coronary angiograms are still considered the 'gold standard' for detecting CAD, but in recent years, advances in Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) is now providing radiologists and cardiologists alike, with new non-invasive tools to determine if there is a lack of significant narrowing and calcium deposits in the coronary arteries.

This webinar will feature two (2) well-respected physicians who will review the current literature as it relates to the use of CCTA in CAD and provide their insights through case examples and personal experience of how CCTA is proving to be a useful tool that can be used more often by healthcare providers to quickly assess potential heart disease in their patients.

Dr. Richard T. George, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology from The Johns Hopkins Hospital will discuss the current evidence supporting the use of myocardial CT perfusion in assessing CAD and how he is integrating anatomic and physiologic findings into the care of patients with CAD. Dr. Frank J. Rybicki, Director of Cardiac CT and Vascular CT & MR, The Brigham & Women's Hospital will discuss contrast opacification in CCTA and it's relationship to blood flow.

Target Audience:

Radiologists
Related Imaging Professionals

Program Information

This program was originally broadcast live as part of a Webinar sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Medical Education (IAME) and supported with an educational grant from Toshiba America Medical System's

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, attendees will be able to:

Describe the current evidence supporting the use of myocardial CT perfusion imaging for the hemodynamic assessment of CAD.
Understand how to integrate anatomic and physiologic findings from coronary CTA and myocardial CTP imaging into the care of patients with coronary artery disease
Understand varying contrast opacification in coronary CT angiography
Understand the physiology basis of flow changes in CT imaging

Disclosures

Frank J. Rybicki, MD, PhD, FAHA, FACR, has disclosed that he received a research grant from Toshiba American Medical Systems.

Richard George, MD, has disclosed that he has received a research grant from Toshiba American Medical Systems, from GE and from ICON.

No individual at IAME who had control over the content of this program has relationships with Toshiba America Medical System's or any other commercial supporter.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the Institute for Advanced Medical Education (IAME). IAME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

IAME designates this activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA/PRA Category 1 CME Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Claiming CE Credit

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Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Toshiba America Medical System's

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