January 8, 2019 — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a new expert consensus document ...
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This channel contains news about the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), including coverage of its annual meeting and links to recently released practice guidelines. SCCT is a leading resource for the subspecialty of cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA or CCTA).
Matthew Budoff, M.D., professor of medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, spoke at the 2018 American Heart ...
![A CT calcium scoring image showing calcified plaques in coronary vessel segments. The higher the calcium content of the vessels, the high risk the patient is for a heart attack event. CAC exam](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/Calcium_scoring_Canon_CT_PR.jpg?itok=_oOs51ws)
A picture is worth a thousand words, and to patients concerned about their health, detailed images of the coronary ...
Leslee Shaw, Ph.D., professor of cardiology and radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, and past-president of ...
Jeffrey Schussler, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, FSCCT, FACP, interventional cardiologist at Baylor Scott White Heart and Vascular ...
Haojie Wang, M.D., director of advanced cardiovascular MRI and a member of the heart valve clinic at Baylor Scott White ...
Patrick Serruys, M.D., Ph.D., Imperial College London, explains where development of bioresorbable scaffolds stands in ...
![CT-FFR example showing heavily calcified coronary arteries on CT that did not have hemodynamically significant impact on blood flow.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/FFR_CT_example_with_CT_Calified_coronary_comparison_Shared_by_beaumont.jpg?itok=6fm4zyQD)
August 2, 2018 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...
A 360 degree view of a computed tomography (CT) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) work up assessment ...
A 360 degree view of the first dedicated cardiac computed tomography (CT) system, the GE Healthcare CardioGraphe ...
Here is a round-up of the latest technology updates and trends in cardiac computed tomography (CT) from the Society of ...
A discussion with Patricia Dickson, LRT(CT), director of imaging and outpatient services, Capital Cardiology Associates ...
![A comparison of CT image of heavily calcified coronary arteries that appear to present a significant hemodynamic blockages and the correspending FFR-CT showing the patient had adequate blood flow and does not need a diagnostic angiogram or intervention.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/field/image/FFR_CT_Calcified_coronary_vessels_Beaumont_image.jpg?itok=LlNjKQ_6)
The use of non-invasive fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) was the hottest topic discussed at the Society of ...
Ed Nicol, M.D., FSCCT, MBA, head of cardiac CT, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, and chair of the Society of ...
Kavitha Chinnaiyan, M.D., FACC, FSCCT, associate professor, Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine ...