Webinar: A 6 segment video by Dr. Guy Weigold sharing best practices for the acquisition of CCTA, image reconstruction, reducing artifacts, post processing techniques and interpretation of the results that lead to accurate clinical interpretation. The webinar also discusses cases that include FFRCT results and the impact of FFRCT in clinical decision making.
Instructions: In order to watch this free webinar, please create a guest account on the SCCT website. Upon completing registration, please click on SCCT Learning Center under the Education tab. The webinar will be available in your Education Library.
A 4 segment video by Dr. Jonathon Leipsic MD, FRCPC, FSCCT summarizing the rationale and best practices for administering nitroglycerin for acquiring CCTA in accordance with the SCCT guidelines. The video also highlights the effect of nitrates administration on the coronary vasculature, and ultimately the CCTA diagnostic accuracy.
All of these resources are available to HeartFlow sites and can be customized. Please reach out to a local HeartFlow CT Application Specialist to gain access.
The training provides 2.25 Category A ASRT credit hours. It reviews the current invasive and noninvasive technologies used to assess the coronary artery disease (CAD). The discussions also focus on how the growth of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) are answering patient and clinician questions more effectively than ever before.
Please contact your local HeartFlow Account Manager to schedule and customize a training.
Provides guidelines on administering Beta blockers to improve CCTA acquisition. This poster can be created with site specific guidelines.
Provides instructions and important reminders on CCTA acquisition protocols such as patient preparation, image acquisition, and image reconstruction. This poster can be created with site specific protocols and is intended to be displayed at the CT scanner console.
Reviews evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of CCTA, and the impact of CCTA on patient management and outcomes. CT readers and referring physicians can utilize this tool in their pre-authorization peer to peer discussions with the medical directors of various health plans.
HeartFlow’s field-based Clinical Account and CT Applications Teams help advance the site’s CT capabilities throughout the lifetime of their account. These teams use best practices and several education and teaching methods (including hands-on case reviews and training).
HeartFlow’s implementation team, including CT Applications specialists and Clinical Account Managers, actively work with sites to ensure they can achieve acceptable image quality for HeartFlow Analysis. HeartFlow performs a baseline evaluation of CCTA quality and provides detailed image quality feedback and observations of site’s practices (note: this baseline review is conducted following HeartFlow’s on-site assessment and review training on best practices for CCTA and a review of the SCCT guidelines). Training and educational materials are provided to imaging physicians and radiographers on SCCT cardiac CTA guidance and image specifications for the HeartFlow Analysis. In addition, training on the use of the HeartFlow Analysis is provided to radiologists, radiographers and cardiologists, as well as other support staff.
HeartFlow’s CT Applications team works with customers to ensure imaging quality continues to be sufficient for HeartFlow Analysis. HeartFlow monitors quality and acquisition parameters, and routinely reviews cases and best practices with sites to optimize acceptance rates for HeartFlow Analysis.
In addition to site-specific education, HeartFlow sponsors educational events at large conferences, symposia, etc., and supports physician continuing education. HeartFlow offers education programs for Radiographers and Clinicians alike, including physician-led videos, webinars, peer-to-peer discussions, and instructor-led programs (including some with SOR or category A ASRT Credits).