Computed Tomography - Advanced Level
Hours:
- 5 days, 8 hours a day MODULE 1: GENERAL
Program Content
- ADVANTAGE WORKSTATION 4.2, 4.3 OR 4.4 (VOLUME VIEWER 3.0 OU 3.1):
? General review of all Workstation start layout tools. ? General review of all Viewer tools. ? General review of all Volume Viewer tools: Reformat and Rendering Volume.
? Theoretical software presentation: What is VCAR? How to diagnose it? How to interpret it? ? Laboratory tests and protocols setting. ? Clinical applications: Study of clinical cases. ? Practical applications: software application for review and analysis modes. Lung Vcar in single and multi applications. ? Reporting Tool: (if applicable) to send the images and to edit pre-defined reports and the clinic logo. ? Images archiving, paper printing and CD / DVD labeling.
- ADVANTAGE CTC PLUS, PRO, PRO 3D OR COLON VCAR:
? Theoretical presentation software: What is CTC? How to diagnose it? How to interpret it? ? Patient preparation and materials needed. ? Laboratory tests and protocols setting. ? Clinical applications: Study of clinical cases. ? Practical applications: software application for review and analysis modes. Applications in Colonography and CTC Auto and Virtual Dissection. ? Reporting Tool: (if applicable) to send the images and to edit pre-defined reports and the clinic logo. ? Images archiving, paper printing and CD / DVD labeling.
? Theoretical software presentation: What is Infusion? How to diagnose it? How to interpret the maps? ? Patient preparation and materials needed. ? Laboratory tests and protocols setting: using software to scan shuttle mode (if applicable). ? Clinical application: study of clinical cases. ? Practical application: Brain Stroke, Brain Tumor, Body Tumor and Tissue Classification software (if applicable). ? Images archiving, paper printing and CD / DVD labeling.
? Theoretical software presentation: What is analysis of vessels like? How to interpret it? ? Patient preparation and materials needed. ? Laboratory tests and protocols setting. ? Clinical application: study of clinical cases. ? Practical application: analysis of vessels software, MIP, lumen, analysis of stenosis, aneurysms and extraction of thrombus. Vessels measuring procedure before and after stents placement. ? Reporting Tool: (if applicable) to send images and configure pre-defined reports and the clinic logo. ? Images archiving, paper printing and CD / DVD labeling.
? Theoretical software presentation: What is Dentascan? How to interpret it? ? Patient preparation and materials needed. ? Laboratory tests and protocols setting. ? Images calibration on film for appropriate measurements. ? Practical application: software Dentascan, panoramic and slanted images. ? Images archiving, paper printing and CD / DVD labeling.
- BONE MINERAL DENSITOMETRY (BMD):
? Theoretical software presentation: What is BMD? How to interpret it? ? Laboratory tests and protocols setting. ? BMD Phantom Calibration ? Practical application: software QCT 5000TM Bone densitometry, densitometry and interpretation report doing. ? Images archiving, paper printing and CD / DVD labeling..
MODULE 2: CARDIOLOGY
- Security: to show how important the patient and these items are: cables position inside exam room, heart monitor, injection pump and patients. Demonstrate troubles that may occur if the user does not follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
- Theoretical Application:
? Cardiac physiology. ? Cardiac anatomy, coronary arteries anatomy in CT images, cardiac veins anatomy. ? Explanation of protocols: Segment Snapshot, Snapshot Burst, Snapshot Burst Plus and Snapshot Pulse (if applicable). ? Explanation of Smartscore protocols and Timing Bolus. ? Heart monitor and EKG. ? Work environment: nursing, materials, remedies, documents, medical history and preparation. ? Laboratory tests and protocols setting.
- Software applications:
- SMARTSCORE 3.5 OR 4.0:
? Theoretical software presentation: What is Smartscore? How to interpret it? ? Volume Measurement (mm3), Agatston (AJ130) and mass (mg) (if applicable). ? Report of the calcium score, printing and images archiving on CD / DVD.
- CARDIQ XPRESS 2.0 PLUS, PRO OR ELITE:
? Practical applications on images reconstruction in rendering volume. ? Analysis of vessels on every coronary artery. ? Measurement of stenosis and application of vessel coloring according to each density. ? Registration of stages. ? 2D Cardiac Display. ? Slanted and curved MIP images. ? Movements of heart chambers video performances (heart reformatting).
- CARD FUNCTION OR XPRESS FUNCTION:
? Left and right ventricle ejection fraction. ? Left and right atrium ejection fraction (if applicable). ? Calculation of systolic and diastolic volumes. ? Measurement of cardiac output (ml / min) (if applicable). ? Analysis of the myocardium: parietal thickness, parietal movement. ? Relative myocardial perfusion (if applicable).
? Images reconstruction in Rendering Volume of the left atrium. ? Analysis and reformatting of pulmonary veins. ? Analysis of left atrial appendage. ? Virtual navigation of the pulmonary veins. ? Analysis of coronary sinus.
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