CTA Newsletters
- Part 1-ALARA
- Part 2-Measuring Radiation in Cardiac CT
- Part 3-Minimizing Radiation in Cardiac CT
- Finding the "True" Edge in CTA
- The Changing Role of Cardiac CT as Radiation Doses Decline
- The Promise of Non-Invasive Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using MDCT
- Choosing a Cardiac CT Scanner
- Cardiac CT Downstream Revenue
- The Times They Are A'Changing
Insurance
- Aetna Cardiac CTA and Coronary CT Angiography
- Anthem Medical Policy for Cardiac CTA
- Blue Cross Blue Shield CTA Providers
- CoreCore National Cardiac CTA Management Criteria
- CIGNA CTA Coverage and Criteria
- Magellan Health Services Cardiac CTA Guidelines
- UnitedHealthcare Cardiac CTA & Calcium Score Guidelines
Professional Organizations
- American College of Cardiology (ACC)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)
- American College of Radiology (ACR)
- American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC)
- The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
- Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention (SAIP)
Practice Guidelines
- COCATS Task Force 13: Training in Advanced Cardiovascular CT Imaging - Endorsed by the ASNC, SAIP, SCAI and SCCT. Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, (Chair); Stephen Achenbach, MD (SCCT); Daniel S. Berman, MD, FACC & Zahi A Fayad, PhD, FACC (SAIP) Michael Poon, MD, FACC & Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC & Barry F. Uretsky, MD, FACC (SCAI)and Kim Allan Williams, MD, FACC (ASNC). JACC Vol 51, No. 3, 2008, January 22, 2008:409-14 or ACC Link.
- ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By CT - A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force on coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain. JACC Vol 49, No. 3, 2007, January 23, 2007:378-402 or ACC Link.
- Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac CT - A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Committee on Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, and Committee on Cardiac Imaging, Council on Clinical Cardiology. Authors: Matthew J. Budoff, Stephen Achenbach, Roger S. Blumenthal, J. Jeffrey Carr, Jonathan G. Goldin, Philip Greenland, Alan D. Guerci, Joao A.C. Lima, Daniel J. Rader, Geoffrey D. Rubin, Leslee J. Shaw and Susan E. Wiegers. Circulation 2006;114;1761-1791 or AHA Link.
- 2006 Appropriateness Criteria for Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group, ACR, SCCT, SCMR, ASNC, NASCI, SCAI and SIR. Authors: Robert C. Hendel, MD, FACC; Manesh R. Patel, MD; Christopher M. Kramer, MD, FACC; Michael Poon, MD, FACC; and Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, FACC. JACC Vol. 48, No. 7, 2006, October 3, 2006:1475-97 or ACC Link.
- ACR Practice Guideline For the Performance and Interpretation of Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) - These guidelines are an educational tool designed to assist practioners in providing appropriate radiologic care and minimizing radiation dose to patients under the concept "As Low as Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)". Authors: Jill E. Jacobs, MD; Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD; N. Reed Dunnick, MD; Alan D. Kaye, MD; and Robert D. Tarver. 2006 (Res. 10,16g,1734,35,36).
- ACCF/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Imaging With Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance - Developed in Collaboration With the ASE, ASNC, SAI, SCAI, SCMR, SCCT and AHA. Authors: Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA; Mark A. Creager, MD, FACC, FAHA, et al. JACC Vol. 46, No.2, 2005, July 19, 2005:383-402 or ACC Link.
