Level I – Cardiac CT Essentials
One-Day Intensive Course
- Based on Official SCCT Level 1 Guidelines
- Duration: 1 Day (8 hours)
- Schedule: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Format: Intensive foundational training
- Audience: Intro to SCCT Level 1 concepts
Pre-Course Digital Package
- Interactive SCCT Level 1 digest
- Cardiac anatomy refresher (3D)
- CT physics primer (animations)
- Gamified "Heart Detective" assessment
Foundation 15 Case Portfolio
- Normal Anatomy (5 cases)
- RCA/Left dominant, chambers, vessels
- Essential Pathology (5 cases)
- LAD stenosis, triple vessel, CAC, grafts
- Critical Findings (5 cases)
- PE, dissection, left main disease
Schedule Highlights
7:45 – 8:00 AM | Welcome & Course Overview
8:45 – 9:15 AM | CT Physics, Technology & Image Acquisition
Scanner types, gating, spatial/temporal resolution
9:15 – 9:45. AM | Radiation Safety & Dose Optimization
9:45-10.15 AM | Patient Preparation & Contrast Protocols
10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break
10.30 -12 PM Case Review Session 1 (Cases)
Cardiac Anatomy & Coronary tree on CT: Software manipulation
Normal anatomy, variants, CAD
12:00 – 12:45 PM | Lunch
12:30 – 1:15 PM | CAC: Calcium Scoring & Risk Stratification and role of Hybrid imaging
2:00 – 3:30 PM | Case Review Session 2 (Cases)
Beyond the Coronaries (Structural Heart CT: Valves/devices, Pericardium, Pulmonary veins)
3:30 – 4:00 PM | Artifacts & Pitfalls in Cardiac CT
4:00 – 5:00 PM | Case Review Session 3 (Cases)
Incidental Findings (masses), Congenital & Extra-Cardiac Pathology
5.00 Certificate Distribution & Course Wrap-Up