CT Cardiac Essentials

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

• Define both Pre-Scan patient preparation and preparation at time of scan.
• Use proper skin prep for lead placements.
• Identify proper patient positioning on the table and within the bore.
• Review Common planes associated with cardiac imaging.
• Describe Axial, Coronal, Sagittal Planes
• Describe common Cardiac Imaging Planes
• Identify IV considerations for cardiac imaging.
• Review Cardiac Blood Flow.
• Identify where on the Heart Clock vessels arise.
• Review Iodine concentration and flow rate considerations.
• Review Bolus Tracking vs Timed Injection Bolus tracking (TIBT).
• Review advantages of Saline Flush and dual head injectors.
• Describe the difference between AAMI and IEC leads.
• Identify normal sinus rhythm vs a couple of irregular beats.
• Perform a Dual Surview.
• Plan Cardiac scan using Surview to plan proper anatomical coverage.
• Identify Prospective and Retrospective scan type.
• Use Cardiac Dose Modulation.
• Observation of ECG strip under different scanning options.
• Define how to edit phases.
• Review Arrhythmia handling policies and Phase Tolerance.
• Review the difference between 2D and 3D calcium scoring scan types.
• Review Full Coverage Longer Cycle Time.
• Review Arrhythmia handling tools.
• Review ECG display options.
• Describe Settings in Preferences.
• Review of ECG editing tools.