Host Praveen Ranganath, MD is joined by cohost Nisha Hosadurg, MD and expert guest Dinesh Kalra, MD, FSCCT to discuss cardiovascular disease in the South Asian population through the lens of cardiac CT. Tune in and enjoy!

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by FiRST committee members Dr. Anam Waheed and Dr. En-Haw Wu to discuss the transition from cardiac imaging training to the first year of attending-hood. 

In this industry sponsored episode, Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by familiar esteemed guests Dr. Waseem Cossor and Dr. Madhu Ganigara to discuss the formation and growth of their academic pediatric cardiac CT program in Chicago.

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 imply an endorsement by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. The views and opinions expressed in do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Host Praveen Ranganath is joined by guest Dr. Amir Ahmadi to discuss the bridge between a population-based and a personalized approach to managing coronary artery disease through the lens of cardiac CT. Tune in and enjoy! 

This episode is sponsored by Elucid.

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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: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1936878X2400130X

This episode is sponsored by HeartFlow.

References to a specific product, process, or service by speakers in this podcast episode do not constitute or imply an endorsement by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. The views and opinions expressed in do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

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, virtual reality, and 3D printing. Tune in and enjoy! 

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 imply an endorsement by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. The views and opinions expressed in do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

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 September 9, 2024. How do you do this? SCCT has made this process super simple -- just follow this link: https://scct.org/page/2024_CMS_OPPS_rule

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 upcoming 3D laboratories

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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 episode do not constitute or imply an endorsement by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. The views and opinions expressed in do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

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.