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(Circulation. 2005;112:598-617.)
© 2005 American Heart Association, Inc.

ACCF/AHA Clinical Competence Statement

ACCF/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Imaging With Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance

A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training: Developed in Collaboration With the American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions: Endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

WRITING COMMITTEE: Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair; Mylan C. Cohen, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA; Mario J. Garcia, MD, FACC; John McB. Hodgson, MD, FSCAI; W. Gregory Hundley, MD, FACC, FAHA^*; Joao A. C. Lima, MD, FACC, FAHA; Warren J. Manning, MD, FACC, FAHA^**; Gerald M. Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA; Paolo M. Raggi, MD, FACC; George P. Rodgers, MD, FACC; John A. Rumberger, MD, PhD, FACC; Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA

TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Mark A. Creager, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair; John W. Hirshfeld, Jr, MD, FACC, FAHA; Beverly H. Lorell, MD, FACC, FAHA; Geno Merli, MD, FACP; George P. Rodgers, MD, FACC; Cynthia M. Tracy, MD, FACC, FAHA; Howard H. Weitz, MD, FACC, FACP

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	TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Preamble...599

Introduction...599

 Rationale for Developing a Competence Statement...600

Computed Tomography (CT)...600

 Overview of X-Ray CT...600

 Minimal Knowledge and Skills Required for Expertise in CCT...601

 CT Physics and Nature of Radiation Exposure...602

 Radiation Dose...603

 CT Laboratory Requirements...603

 Training to Achieve Clinical Competence in CCT...603

Competency Considerations Unique to Specific Applications...606

 Non-Contrast Cardiac CT Including Coronary Artery Calcium...606

 Non-Invasive Coronary CT Angiography (CTA)...606

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*AHA Representative,

**SCMR Representative,

ASNC Representative,

SCAI Representative,

ASE Representative,

SAI Representative.

Former Task Force member.

This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees in May 2005, and by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in June 2005.

When citing this document, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association would appreciate the following citation format: Budoff MJ, Cohen MC, Garcia MJ, Hodgson JMcB, Hundley WG, Lima AC, Manning WJ, Pohost GM, Raggi PM, Rodgers GP, Rumberger JA, Taylor AJ. ACC/AHA clinical competence statement on cardiac imaging with computed tomography and magnetic resonance: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence (ACC/AHA Committee on CV Tomography). Circulation. 2005;112:598–517.

This article was copublished in the July 19, 2005, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005;46:383–402).

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