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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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 November – December 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Michelle Williams, MBChB, PhD, FSCCT; Maria Hauge, MD and Takayuki Niida, MD. 

This episode will explore:

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CCT): A White Paper of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 
• Aortic dimensions in women with previous pre-eclampsia 
• Differences in total plaque burden between plaque rupture and plaque erosion: A combined computed tomography angiography and optical coherence tomography study 

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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD and guest hosts Anjali Chelliah, MD, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the September – October 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Gareth Morgan, MD; Yoshinobu Onuma, MD, PhD; Ashton Sequeira, MD and Shone Almedia, MD. 

This episode will explore:

• Computed tomography-derived normative values and z-scores of the pulmonary valve annulus and sino-tubular junction in the pediatric population
• Cardiac computed tomography-derived coronary artery volume to myocardial mass in patients with severe coronary artery disease
• Unlocking the Gates: Uptake of Cardiac CT and Barriers to Wider Adoption Among Primary Care Providers

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Join host Anna Reid, MD, FSCCT and guest host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the July – August 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Morteza Naghavi, MD and Abdul Ihdayhid, MBBS, PhD, FRACP. 

This episode will explore:

• AI-Enabled Cardiac Chambers Volumetry in Coronary Calcium Scans (AI-CAC) Predicts Heart Failure and Outperforms NT-proBNP: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis 
• Cardiac Computed Tomography Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 

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Join hosts Anjali Chelliah, MD, FSCCT, Anna Reid, MD, FSCCT and guest host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the May – June 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Dr. Ed Nicol; Dr. Anjali Chelliah and Dr. Dan Jones. 

This episode will explore:

• SCCT delivering high quality education globally: Reflections, thanks, and a call to arms. but of course
• Trends in Cardiac CT Utilization for Patients with Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: A Multicenter Survey Study
• The effect of CTCA guided selective invasive graft assessment on coronary angiographic parameters and outcomes: insights from the BYPASS-CTCA Trial

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Join guest host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into featured articles in the January – February 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our host chats with Dr. Lavinia Gabara, Dr. Kakuya Kitagawa and Dr. Armin Zadeh.

This episode will explore:

• Derivation and validation of a novel Functional FFRCT Score incorporating the burden of coronary stenosis severity and flow impairment to predict clinical events 
• Myocardial late enhancement and extracellular volume with single-energy, dual-energy, and photon-counting computed tomography 
• Will GPT-Chat replace the Manuscript Review Process?

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Join hosts Anjali Chelliah, MD, and Anna Reid, MBChB, PhD and guest host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD as they take a deep dive into two featured articles in the November – December 2023 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Dr. Shone Almeida, Dr. Andrew Choi and Dr. Lauren Baldassarre.

This episode will explore:

• Expanding Appropriate Use of Cardiac CT in Chronic Coronary Disease: Key Insights from the 2023 Update
• Scientific Document Development Standards for the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT): A Statement from the SCCT Guidelines Committee 

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