On the evening of July 21st, an introductory preprogram will be held.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Friday July 22

8.30 – 10.00 INTRODUCTORY SESSION
1. Welcome
2. Role of Imaging in the workup of cardiac disease
3. History of cardiac computed tomography
4. Key technical issues to improve image quality in cardiac CT
5. Radiation dose in Cardiac CT: How high is it and what can be done about it?

10.00 -10.30 COFFEE BREAK

10.30-12.10 CT CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY
1 Protocols
2 Tips and Tricks to optimize Image Quality
3 Results and Clinical Applications
4 Stents and Bypass Grafts

12.10 – 1.00 LUNCH BREAK AND POSTERS

1.00-2.00 SETTING UP A CLINICAL PROGRAM  /     MODERATED POSTER SESSION

 2:00-3:45 CORONARY PLAQUE IMAGING
A Formal presentations
1. Coronary Calcium: Data Acquisition and Quantification
2. Using CT for Risk stratification: Data, Applications, and Guidelines
3. Non-calcified plaque: Characterization by CT
B Expert Panel on coronary Imaging

3.45-4.15 COFFEE BREAK

4.15-5.30 MANUFACTURERS´ SESSION

Evening: SOCIAL PROGRAM

Saturday July 23

7.15 - 8.15 EARLY MORNING SESSION AND A CUP OF COFFEE
Comprehensive cardiac CT imaging: coronaries, pulmonary arteries function
Cardiac CT case presentation

8.30-10:00 ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATION: CLINICAL I   /  WATCH THE EXPERTS READ

10.00-10.30 COFFEE BREAK

10:30-12:00 CARDIAC MORPHOLOGY
1. Congential Heart Disease
2. Pericardial and Myocardial Disease
3. CT in electrophysiology and arrhythmias
4. Cardiac CT in the Emergency Room

12.00-1.00 LUNCH BREAK AND BEST SUBMITTED ABSTRACT AWARDS (12:50)

1.00-1.45 TBA

2.00-3.30 ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATION: CLINICAL II TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTS

3.30-4.00 COFFEE BREAK

4.00-5.30 FUNCTION AND PERFUSION
1. Global and Regional Myocardial Function
2. Perfusion and Viabilty: Possible and reasonable by CT?
3. Role of CT in Valvular Disease
4. Complementary Role of Cardiac CT and MR

5.30-6.00
Cardiac MRA top 10 indications
Cardiac CTA top 10 indications

* Program details may be subject to change