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CT Technologist CTA Masters course:
An intensive hands-on course for CT Techs
Course Overview
Cardiac CT Angiography requires new skills and expertise in order to obtain high quality images and to manage the extensive post-processing of 3-D and 4-D studies. Our 3 Day CT Technologist CTA Masters Course is an intensive immersion in all aspects of Cardiac CT Angiography from start to finish.
This course is a small group tutorial with one-on-one instruction from our highly experienced CT Tech and Nursing staff. Our technologists have performed thousands of Cardiac CT Angiography studies and our center excels at efficiently obtaining consistently high quality studies.
Day 1 of the CT Technologist CTA Masters Course emphasizes protocols for patient preparation, managing patient heart rate, scan setup, contrast injections and protocols, and CT Angiography Post-Processing. You will also receive hands-on instruction on the TeraRecon Workstation performing calciuim scoring, 3-D and 4-D image techniques, ventricular function analysis and report generation.
Days 2 and 3 will be an intensive, hands-on opportunity to assist in performing 35 to 50 contast and non-contrast cardiac studies on a Siemens Sensation 64 Slice CT Scanner. By the completion of the course, each participant should be be able to set up, scan and post-process Cardiac CT Angiograms from start to completion with minimal assistance.
Course Objectives:
At the completion of the course,
participants should be able to:
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· Recognize
the appropriate clinical
indications and patient
selection for Coronary CT Angiography
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· Manage the
process of image reconstruction
for Coronary CT Angiography
analysis
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· Utilize the
protocols for performing a
Coronary CT Angiography study
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· Select and
prepare patients for Coronary CT Angiography
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· Utilize a 3-D
Cardiac Workstation and the
tools for image analysis
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· Recognize how to
distinguish between good ,
satisfactory and poor images
Equipment Used
Siemens Somatom Sensation 64-Slice
CT Scanner
3-D Workstations: Siemens Wizard,
TeraRecon Aquarius
3-D Remote Server: TeraRecon
AquariusNet
Course Faculty
Day 1
| Orientation |
8:30 AM |
| Basics of Center Design & Patient Flow |
8: 45 AM - 9:15 AM |
| Patient Preparation Protocols |
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM |
| Managing Heart Rate |
9:45 AM-10:15 AM |
| Contrast Protocols & Timing |
10:15 AM-10:45 AM |
| Break |
10:45 AM-11:00 AM |
| Scanner Protocols |
11:00 AM-11:30 AM |
| Image Reconstruction Protocols |
11:30 AM-12:00 PM |
| Lunch |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
| Basic Workstation Manipulation |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
| Coronary Calcium Scoring |
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
| CTA Post-Processing |
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Break |
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM |
| Ventricular Function Analysis |
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM |
| Data Archiving |
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Day 2
| Observe & Assist in 25 Live CTA Cases |
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Hands-on Post-Processing & Image Manipulation |
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Day 3
| Observe & Assist in 25 Live CTA Cases |
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Hands-on Post-Processing & Image Manipulation |
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Fees, Hotels
and Registration Information
Download the Physician CTA Course Brochure (pdf format
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