Preview of Lectures

 
 

Wojciech Mazur MD, FACC


• Basic Rules

• Know the Limitations

• Systematic Approach to Graft Assessment

• CT Angiography of Arterial and Venous Grafts

• CABG CTA: Chest Wall Inspection

• LIMA-LAD: Distal Anastomosis

• SVG-OM Anastomosis

• SVG - PDA

• Sequential Graft to OM1 and OM2

  1. •Vessel Tracking LIMA to LAD

  2. •and many more...

 

MSCT Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Imaging

Gregory B. Clarke, M.D.


• Multidetector CTA

• Coronary CTA Technique

• Effective Dose

• Effects of Radiation

• Radiation Risks

• Radiation Exposure of Common Tests (mSv)

• Why So Much For Coronary CT Angio?

• Determinants of Total MDCT Radiation Exposure

• Radiation Exposure Reduction

• ECG Dose Modulation

Radiation Safety Coronary CTA

Wojciech Mazur, MD, FACC


• Cardiac anatomy beyond basics and coronaries

• Current ACC/AHA/ASNC/ASE segment nomenclature

• Hardware Imaging

• CT first pass perfusion

• CT venography

• Clinical Perspective in Image Interpretation

  1. •Interaction with cardiologist & cardiac surgeon

  2. •and many more...

Speaking Cardiologist Language

Wojciech Mazur MD, FACC


  1. •Welcome to the World of Artifacts!

  2. •Image Quality vs Heart Rate

  3. •ECG Gating

  4. •Coronary Artery Motion

  5. •Timing in RCA Imaging

  6. •Motion Artifacts: Diaphragmatic Drift

  7. •Misregistration Artifacts

  8. •Multi-segment reconstructions

  9. •Software : PhaseXact, Multiphase reconstruction

  10. •Phase Determination Principle

  11. •Dual Source CT

  12. •CT angiography - Unevaluable

  13. •and many more...

Artifacts in Coronary CT Angiography