JCCT Pulse

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the May – June 2026 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Jonathan Weir-McCall, MBChB, FRCR PhD, FSCCT; Shihab Sarwar, MD and Alan Rozanski, MD.

• Fractional flow reserve in coronary computed tomography angiography: An expert consensus document of the society of cardiovascular computed tomography (SCCT) and the society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions (SCAI). Endorsed by the American college of cardiology (ACC) 
• Cardiac Computed Tomography Imaging Findings and Perivascular Adipose Tissue Fat Attenuation Index in Patients with Systemic Vasculitis 
• Temporal Trends in the Clinical Utilization of Cardiac Imaging Tests: 2008-2024 

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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the May – June 2026 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Yipu Ding, MD and Tom Semple, MDres, FRCR, MBBS, BSc.

• Matching the protocol to the clinical question in pediatric coronary CT - one size doesn’t have to fit all
•  Importance of Coronary Artery Lumen Size in the Relationship Between Coronary Artery Plaque and Vessel-Specific Ischemia: A Post Hoc Analysis of CREDENCE and PACIFIC-1

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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the March – April 2026 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Gemma Figtree, MD; Michael Gray, MPH and Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid, MBBS, PhD, FRACP.

This episode will explore:

• Disproportionate Atherosclerotic Burden in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Participants without Standard Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) 
• Feasibility and Utility of Anatomical and Physiological Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease with Cardiac CT in Severe Aortic Stenosis (FUTURE-AS Registry) 

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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the January – February 2026 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Ashish Manohar, PhD and Hatem Alkadhi, MD, MPH.

This episode will explore:

• Cardiac CT Fractal Analysis of LV Noncompaction and Common Cardiomyopathies 
• Diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography to diagnose acute spontaneous coronary artery dissection 

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Host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT is joined by guest-host Anjali Chelliah, MD, FSCCT as they discuss CT for Congenital Heart Disease through conversations with Jennifer Cohen, MD; Sunil Ghelani, MD, FSCCT and Kanwal Farooqi, MD.

This episode will explore:

• Comparison of Single-source Cardiac CT and CMR Quantified Ventricular Volumes and Function in Congenital Heart Disease 
• Rapid Growth of CT Utilization Compared to MRI and Echocardiography in Imaging for Congenital Heart Diseases: A Multicenter Analysis 
• Association of Lower Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Values with High Risk Anatomic Characteristics in Pediatric Patients with Anomalous Coronary Arteries 

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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the September – October 2025 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Dan Berman, MD, MSCCT and Dmitrij Kravchenko, MD, BSc.

This episode will explore:

• Roadmap Analysis for Coronary Artery Stenosis Detection and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prediction in Cardiac CT for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 
• Automated Coronary Analysis in Ultrahigh-Spatial Resolution Photon-Counting Detector CT Angiography: Clinical Validation and Intra-individual Comparison with Energy-Integrating Detector CT 

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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the July – August 2025 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, FSCCT; Ahmad El yaman, MD; Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD, MS; Kashif Shaikh, MD and Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid, MBBS, PhD, FRACP.

This episode will explore:

• Geographical Distribution and Accessibility to Cardiac CT Readers in the United States: A Snapshot from the 2022 Medicare Analysis 
• CT Derived Fractional Flow Reserve: Part 1 – Comprehensive Review of Methodologies
• CT Derived Fractional Flow Reserve: Part 2 – Critical Appraisal of the Literature 

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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the May – June2025 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Borek Foldyna, MD, FSCCT; Ming-Yen Ng, MBBS, FRCR, FSCCT; Daisuke Kinoshita, MD; Muhammad Taha Hagar, MD and Philipp Arnold, MD. 

This episode will explore:

• Air pollution, coronary artery disease, and cardiovascular events:  Insights from the PROMISE trial
• Using Cardiac CT to Clarify the Relationship between Air Pollution and Atherosclerosis
• Performance of Large Language Models for CAD-RADS 2.0 classification derived from Cardiac CT reports
• High-risk Plaque Features and Perivascular Inflammation
  
  

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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the March – April 2025 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Jonathan Weir McCall, MBChB, PhD, FRCR, FSCCT; Tilman Emrich, MD; Akos Varga-Szemes, MD, PhD; Emese Zsarnoczay, MD; David Wilson, PhD and Juhwan Lee, PhD . 

This episode will explore:

• A new business paradigm to make coronary CT angiography (CCTA) accessible to all
• Predicting Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using AI-Based Fully Automated Left Atrioventricular Coupling Index
• Prediction of obstructive coronary artery disease using coronary calcification and epicardial adipose tissue assessments from CT calcium scoring scans

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Host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT is joined by Ed Nicol, MD, MBA, MSCCT; Ahmad Slim, MD, FSCCT and Jonathon Leipsic, DM, FRCPC, MSCCT to discuss the special focus issue of JCCT on the business aspects of cardiac CT. 

This special focus issue is dedicated to the economic and logistical aspects of running a cardiac CT program and covers a wide range of topics including:

- evolving practice models or settings

- studies of efficacy and efficiencies in practice and protocols

- innovations in training and team-building

- data-driven practice expansion

- integrations of cardiac CT across the care spectrum

- business case studies that feature analyses, site comparisons, pro forma application examples, etc.

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