Coronary physiology, plaque morphology, and culprit lesion identification are all topics on today's industry sponsored episode. Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by esteemed guest Dr. Bon-Kwon Koo to discuss the EMERALD and EMERALD II studies. Tune in and enjoy! EMERALD study: https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.01.023 EMERALD II study:…

In this industry sponsored episode, host Praveen Ranganath is joined by pediatric cardiologists Dr. Waseem Cossor and Dr. Madhu Ganigara to discuss the role of cardiac CT in imaging pediatric patients. Topics discussed include multimodality imaging, pediatric IV access, radiation dose management strategies, sedation, complex postsurgical anatomy, v…

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by returning expert guest Dr. Ahmad Slim to discuss the unprecedented proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2025, which have the potential to DOUBLE cardiac CT reimbursement! For everyone in the cardiac CT community, we urge you to submit your positive comments to CMS before Se…

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by expert technologists Michelle Kohanski and Kimberly Hatch to discuss the ins and outs of building a high-quality, high-volume cardiovascular imaging 3D laboratory. Topics include: Laboratory staffing Selecting postprocessing software Laboratory financial structure and billing Quality assurance workflow Advice for…

In this industry-sponsored episode, host Praveen Ranganath speaks with interventional cardiologist Dr. James Parker about the growth of the cardiac CT program at his community practice in Louisiana. Tune in and enjoy! This episode is sponsored by GE HealthCare. References to a specific product, process, or service by speakers in this podcast episod…

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by friend and former podcast guest, Vinit Baliyan, to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of systolic imaging in cardiac CT.By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

On this industry-sponsored episode, hosts Nidhi Madan and Praveen Ranganath speak with esteemed guests Dr. Jonathon Leipsic and Dr. Stephanie Sellers about our current understanding of hypoattenuating leaflet thickening through the lenses of basic science, translational science, and clinical practice. This episode is sponsored by GE HealthCare. Ref…

In this first episode of the Technologist Perspective series, host Praveen Ranganath speaks with Nikki Weber, cardiac CT technologist and chair of the SCCT Technologist Education Committee, about her first experiences learning cardiac CT, the challenges of cardiac CT compared to other CT imaging, building the technologist-physician team, and educat…

Alastair Moss sits down with co-host Praveen Ranganath to talk about Praveen's experience transitioning from training into clinical practice, including a discussion about building a cardiac CT service at a small resource-limited hospital in rural Texas.By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

On this episode, hosts Kashif Shaikh and Praveen Ranganath speak with Dr. Ahmad Slim about cardiac CT policy, coverage and reimbursements. This episode is a complement to the recent SCCT Knowledge Lab webinar on Finances in Cardiac CT. How do cardiac CTs get paid? How do new cardiac CT technologies get valued? How do we advocate for fair reimbursem…

On this industry-sponsored episode, hosts Nidhi Madan and Praveen Ranganath are joined by the esteemed Dr. Carlos Collet to discuss the role of coronary CT in planning coronary interventions. This episode is sponsored by GE HealthCare. References to a specific product, process, or service by speakers in this podcast episode do not constitute or imp…

Hosts Alastair Moss and Praveen Ranganath are joined by the esteemed Dr. Jonathan Weir-McCall to discuss his recent publication on the national trends of coronary imaging in the UK. Through the lens of cardiac CT, the group covers a wide range of topics from study design, causality, guideline writing, healthcare economics, geographic heterogeneity,…

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by the esteemed Dr. Ricardo Cury to discuss his experience building the cardiac CT program at his practice in Florida. Topics discussed include acute chest pain workups, CT perfusion, 3D laboratory formation, and population health. Tune in and enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Mark Rabbat, professor of cardiology from Loyola University, to discuss his recent EVAPORATE-FFRCT publication and the relationship between coronary atherosclerosis, coronary physiology, icosapent ethyl, and CT imaging biomarkers. Check out the link to the paper below. Enjoy! EVAPORATE-FFRCT paper: https://ac…

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Jerry Breen, cardiac CT pioneer, and Dr. Eric Williamson, past president of SCCT, to discuss the history, uniqueness, and future of the robust cardiac CT program at the Mayo Clinic. Tune in and enjoy! Start your cardiac CT service efficiently | SCCT Starter Kit The SCCT Starter Kit is a collection of tools an…

Hosts Anam Waheed, Nidhi Madan, and Praveen Ranganath recap the cardiac CT highlights at the recent ACC 2023 annual scientific meeting. Special guest Dr. Andrew Choi also joins to give a recap of ACC 2023 as well as some teasers for the upcoming SCCT 2023 annual scientific meeting. Tune in and enjoy!…

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by Dr. Vinit Baliyan, assistant professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, to dissect his research and thoughts on the routine performance of coronary calcium CTs immediately before coronary CTAs. Tune in and enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Dr. Brian Ghoshhajra, president of SCCT and director of CV imaging at MGH, joins hosts Praveen Ranganath and Alastair Moss to discuss the nuances of building an emergency department coronary CTA program with specific insights and experiences from MGH. Tune in and enjoy! Start your cardiac CT service efficiently | SCCT Starter Kit The SCCT Starter K…

Dr. Brian Ghoshhajra, president of SCCT and director of CV imaging at MGH, joins hosts Praveen Ranganath and Alastair Moss to discuss the nuances of building an emergency department coronary CTA program with specific insights and experiences from MGH. Tune in and enjoy! Start your cardiac CT service efficiently | SCCT Starter Kit The SCCT Starter K…

Another installment in our Building a Cardiac CT Program Series. Dr. James Shambrook is a cardiothoracic radiologist at the University Hospital of Southampton in the UK. He joins hosts Alastair Moss and Praveen Ranganath to discuss the growth of the CT program at his institution, the landscape of cardiac CT programs in the UK, and the nuances of bu…

Kickoff episode in our series on Building a Cardiac CT Program! Dr. Frank Corrigan, an interventionist and CT imager based in Atlanta, GA, joins host Praveen Ranganath to talk about growing the CT program at his practice. This episode is chock full of tips, tricks, woes, and dreams - tune in and enjoy! Start your cardiac CT service efficiently | SC…

Cohosts Suvasini, Kashif and Praveen are joined by the legendary Dr. Matt Budoff for a compelling conversation on the past, present, and future of coronary calcium and cardiac CT. Tune in and enjoy!

On this special episode of the podcast, Dr. Daniele Andreini speaks with FiRST committee member Sotirios Evangelou about the recently published expert consensus document on using cardiac CT to plan coronary revascularization. Enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Podcast hosts Nidhi Madan and Praveen Ranganath are joined by the esteemed Dr. Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano to discuss the unique disease features of atherosclerosis in women through the lens of cardiac CT. Tune in and enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Alastair Moss sits down with Praveen to discuss his recently published research in fluoride PET imaging and coronary artery disease. How does hybrid fluoride PET/coronary CT perform in predicting subsequent events in the setting of a recent MI? Tune in and find out!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Alastair and Praveen are joined by the renowned Todd Villines to discuss the evolving role of cardiac CT in identifying cardiovascular disease phenotypes.By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Hosts Alastair and Praveen are joined by Dr. Tim Fairbairn, lead investigator of the ADVANCE study, to discuss the present science and future prospects of FFRct.

In the second part of this conversation recorded as part of the Women in Cardiac Imaging series, Dr. Martha Gulati speaks with Nidhi Madan about pregnancy, childcare, and advocacy for women in cardiac imaging. Enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

As part of the Women in Cardiac Imaging series, Nidhi Madan speaks with the legendary Dr. Martha Gulati about the representation of women in academia and leadership. Tune in and enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Hosts Praveen Ranganath, MD and Kashif Shaikh, MD speak with the legendary Dr. Jim Min about the past, present, and future roles of CT in understanding coronary atherosclerosis. Tune in and enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

In the second part of this interview with the esteemed Dr. Khurram Nasir, new cohosts Michael Gannon and Dixitha Anugula join Praveen Ranganath explore coronary calcium in the context of chest pain, access to care, and future endeavors.

In the first part of this interview with the esteemed Dr. Khurram Nasir, new cohosts Michael Gannon and Dixitha Anugula join Praveen Ranganath to discuss coronary calcium scoring and preventive cardiology.

Alastair and Praveen discuss the recent RAPID-CTCA trial out of the UK. Does coronary CTA in the ED lead to fewer adverse events? Tune in and find out!

Welcome to a new season of the podcast! Praveen and Nidhi are joined by new voices, Suvasini Lakshmanan, MD and Kashif Shaikh, MD, to break down the new 2021 multisociety chest pain guidelines in the context of cardiac CT. Tune in and enjoy!

Alastair and Praveen are joined by Dr. Campbell Rogers, CMO and executive VP at HeartFlow, to discuss the recently-published FORECAST trial. What are the economic and clinical outcomes of selective FFRct use in stable chest pain? Tune in and enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Alastair and Praveen discuss the science, history, and clinical utility of aortic valve calcium scoring by cardiac CT. Tune in and enjoy!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Nidhi Madan joins Alastair and Praveen to discuss the current guidelines in cardiac CT education, training, and competency with a focus on the recently published 2020 SCCT guidelines .

Alastair and Praveen are joined by AI-virtuoso and friend Alexander Van Rosendael to discuss new developments in artificial intelligence for cardiac imaging. How can AI shape the future of cardiac imaging? Tune in and enjoy! References: CONFIRM substudy PARADIGM substudy Multiregistry study on automated calcium scoring…

Host Praveen Ranganath responds to the recently-published provocative JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page article titled "Should I Get a Coronary CT Scan?". Tune in and enjoy!

Alastair and Praveen @PraveenRangan9 are joined by the renowned Dr. Jonathon Leipsic @JonathonLeipsic to discuss plaque characterization and cardiac CT. In this first part of a two part conversation, Dr. Leipsic and our hosts discuss the recent data behind plaque morphology.By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Alastair and Praveen (@PraveenRangan9) continue the second part of their conversation on plaque characterization and cardiac CT with the esteemed Dr. Jonathon Leipsic (@JonathonLeipsic). In this second part of a two part conversation, Dr. Leipsic and our hosts discuss the technical considerations, critiques, and future outlooks on complex plaque ch…

Alastair and Praveen are joined by Dr. Charley Taylor to discuss the coronary lumen volume to myocardial mass ratio (V/M), an advanced technique in characterizing coronary physiology from CTA data. Tune in and enjoy!

Nidhi Madan and Praveen Ranganath continue the conversation on FFRct by dissecting the results of the ADVANCE registry. How can FFRct impact real world decision making? Tune in and find out!By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Praveen Ranganath is joined by new voice Nidhi Madan on this episode reviewing the ins and outs of CT-FFR. Are you curious about where CT-FFR started, how it works, how it was validated, and where it's going next? Well then tune in and enjoy!

Alastair and Praveen continue their discussion on HALT and TAVR in this episode with a breakdown of the recently-published GALILEO-4D CT substudy. What impact does anticoagulation have on HALT? Tune in and find out!

On this episode, Alastair and Praveen are joined by Dr. Michelle Williams to follow-up a previous episode on adverse plaque features from a subanaylsis of the SCOT-HEART trial. Dr. Williams is one of the SCOT-HEART trial principal investigators and the lead author of the trials' recent adverse plaque subanalysis. Dr. Williams provides her expert in…

Is subclinical valve thrombosis in TAVR really all that bad? Alastair and Praveen dive into structural cardiac CT in this episode focused on the recent PARTNER 3 CT substudy. Tune in and enjoy! Link to trial publication: https://www.onlinejacc.org/content/75/24/3003By SCCT: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Alastair and Praveen discuss the recently published subanalysis of the SCOT-HEART trial focused on low attenuation noncalcified plaque. What is really more important in the assessment of coronary artery disease: plaque or stenosis? Tune in and find out! https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.044720…

Building on last episode, Alastair and Praveen dive further into the role of CT and ACS by breaking down the CARMENTA trial. Can we safely defer a trip to the cath lab with a #YesCCT first strategy? Tune in and find out!

On this episode, Alastair and Praveen talk about how coronary CTA was used for an NSTEMI population in a substudy of the VERDICT trial. Does coronary CTA accurately characterize CAD in certain ACS patients? Tune in and find out!