Fellowship Training in Cardiac Computed Tomography

Objectives

To provide training in the theoretical and practical aspects of Cardiac Computed Tomography.

Duration

6 - 12 months

Content

Core Curriculum

• Basic cardiac anatomy and cardiac morphology
• Understanding the normal coronary architecture
• Understand basic radiation physics and risks of medical radiation
• Principles of CT and it's evolution
• Principles of Cardiac CTA
• Understanding Gating and it's importance
• Appropriateness Criteria for Ordering Cardiac Calcium Scores and Cardiac CTA
• Clinical application of cardiac calcium scoring in lipid therapy, prognostication and risk stratification
• CT angiography : Clinical applications - what to do with the results
• Pulmonary nodules : Fleischner Criteria and PIN registry data

Hands on Module

• Calcium scores.  How to perform and interpret results
• Calcium scores. What to do with the results in a clinical setting
• Cardiac CTA - The normal cardiac CTA
• Cardiac CTA - Mild and moderate lesions
• Cardiac CTA - Severe and occluded segments
• Functional Cardiac CTA.  EF assessment
• Cardiac CTA - anomalies
• Bypass graft assessments
• Stent assessments
• Extra cardiac findings

Completion of at least 150 mentored cases of cardiac CT/Calcium.

Admission Criteria

• MMed, MRCP or its equivalent.  
• Completed at least 2 years of general training in Cardiac Radiology or relevant ares of Cardiology.  

Hands-On Training

Yes

How to Apply

Interested applicants are to email their completed application form and CV to: 

NHCS Fellowship Administrator 
Office of Training & Education
National Heart Centre Singapore
Email: nhcs.ote@nhcs.com.sg

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