Building a CCTA program: Imaging expert to share key recommendations
The continued rise of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) represents one of modern medicine’s biggest trends. CCTA plays a central role in the prevention, diagnosis and management of a variety of cardiovascular conditions. In fact, as of 2021, it has been considered a first-line diagnostic test for chest pain by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.
Demand for this powerful imaging modality is climbing, reimbursement policies have never been more favorable and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models are being trained to assess CCTA scans for a variety of potential health issues.
Hospitals and health systems across the United States are working to keep up, but growing your CCTA program can be a challenging endeavor. Starting a new program from scratch is even harder.
An upcoming webinar co-hosted by Cardiovascular Business and Canon Medical Systems is focused on helping clinicians and healthcare leaders meet these challenges. The webinar, “Building and Scaling a CCTA Program: Demand, Operations and Capacity,” is scheduled for Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. ET. Amin Ramatullah, MD, director of cardiac CT with the Metropolitan Heart and Vascular Institute, will share his own experience with CCTA, detailing how he and his team solved bottlenecks, embraced AI and made the hospital’s weeks-long backlog a thing of the past.
This webinar was developed with a wide variety of job titles in mind. Cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiovascular imaging specialists, vice presidents, cardiac nurses, 3D lab directors and CT technologists are all sure to gain valuable insights they can carry with them to the job. In addition, a live Q&A will follow so that attendees can ask any questions they may have about this topic.
Any hospitals or cardiology practices that are not offering CCTA in 2026 have fallen behind. It is not too late to act. Click here for more information on this free webinar.
Michael has more than 19 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.