Cardiac

Cardiac (Cardiac CT: Lesion and Plaque Detection)

Monday, November 29, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Researchers are presenting nine cardiac CT studies, including papers that focus on diagnostic accuracy of 128-slice dual-source CT protocols and 320-slice CT for evaluation of various patient populations and conditions, the relationship between coronary artery plaque and serum levels of C-reactive protein and the influence of the calcium score reconstruction interval on risk stratification in asymptomatic patients.

Speaker Information:
  • U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, professor, radiology, Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston;
  • Jill Jacobs, MD, professor, radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City; and
  • Arthur Stillman, MD, PhD, professor, radiology, Emory University Healthcare in Atlanta.

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