Pre-conference study map

Cardiac CT

Thirteen topics drawn from the four pre-conference webinars. Study each completed chapter, test the key decisions, and print its revision material.

13 topics4 webinar setsOffline collection
01 · ReadWork through a complete self-study chapter at your own pace.
02 · ApplyUse worked examples and a self-test to check understanding.
03 · RevisePrint the chapter and revisit its focused recall card.

Acquisition foundations

Topics 01–05
01Chapter ready

Cardiac CT physics

Detector rows and coverage; temporal and spatial resolution; single- and dual-source CT; photon-counting CT.

Study Topic 01
Webinar 1 · Dr Subhajit
02Chapter ready

ECG-gated acquisition

Prospective and retrospective gating, cardiac phase selection, heart rate, image quality, and radiation dose.

Study Topic 02
Webinar 1 · Physics and protocols
03Chapter ready

Patient preparation

Safety checks, heart-rate control, medication, IV access, ECG leads, and breath-hold coaching.

Study Topic 03
Webinar 1 · Dr Shruthi
04Chapter ready

CTCA planning and protocols

Scan range, calcium-score acquisition, contrast injection, bolus timing, protocol adaptation, and dose optimization.

Study Topic 04
Webinar 1 · Dr Tosha
05Chapter ready

Reconstruction and post-processing

Phase reconstruction, kernels, iterative methods, MPR, curved MPR, MIP, and volume rendering.

Study Topic 05
Webinar 1 · Physics and protocols

Interpretation essentials

Topics 06–10
06Chapter ready

Recognising and salvaging artifacts

Motion versus breathing artifacts, multiphase reconstruction, ECG editing, and sync-point techniques.

Study Topic 06
Webinar 2 · Dr Niraj Pandey
07Chapter ready

Coronary calcium scoring

Agatston score, the meaning of zero, positive scores, risk assessment, limitations, and clinical use.

Study Topic 07
Webinar 2 · Dr Parul Garde
08Chapter ready

Normal coronary anatomy

LM, LAD, LCx, RCA and branches; dominance, myocardial territories, and cardiac veins.

Study Topic 08
Webinar 3 · Normal anatomy talk
09Chapter ready

Coronary anomalies

Abnormal origin, course, termination, high-risk features, and systematic reporting.

Study Topic 09
Webinar 3 · Anomalies talk
10Chapter ready

Plaque and stenosis assessment

Plaque burden, high-risk plaque features, luminal narrowing, and anatomical versus physiological significance.

Study Topic 10
Webinar 4 · CAD-RADS and CT-FFR

Structured reporting and physiology

Topics 11–13
11Chapter ready

CAD-RADS 2.0

Stenosis categories, plaque-burden grades, modifiers, non-diagnostic segments, stents, grafts, and cases.

Study Topic 11
Webinar 4 · Dr Zeeshan Lakhani
12Chapter ready

CT-derived fractional flow reserve

FFR physiology, appropriate use, lesion-specific interpretation, thresholds, limitations, and cases.

Study Topic 12
Webinar 4 · Dr Bhavana Reddy
13Chapter ready

CT myocardial perfusion

Stress and rest imaging, reversible versus fixed defects, interpretation, and comparison with CT-FFR.

Study Topic 13
Webinar 4 · Dr Bhavana Reddy