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Computed Tomography - Basic Level
Hours:
- 5 days, 8 hours a day
Program content
Historical Aspects: Emergence of CT History and Development (CT Generations). Current news.
- Methodology: the establishment and operation of a tomography (gantry, table, console, PDU, DAS, etc.).
? Matrix, pixel, voxel.
? Hounsfield Unit Scale.
? Detectors.
? X-Ray Tube.
? Kv, mA, automA.
? Helical System (pitch, rotation, interpolation).
? Multislice System (brief explanation).
- Radiation Doses: Basic Theoretical Dosimetry Introduction. Radiation Care. Radiation Protection.
- CT Artifacts and troubles: display the most common artifacts in CT spiral and troubles that may occur if the user does not follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
- CT Workflow: A clinic operation since patient's arrival until results delivery.
- Work Environment: Nursing, materials, remedies, documents, medical history and preparation.
- Patient Positioning and Protocols: Demonstrate patient positioning and protocol arrangements. (Review).
- Laboratory tests: Perform tests according to customer's needs. Exhibit View and Image Works tools.
? Filters.
? Algorithms for reconstruction.
? Prospective and retrospective reconstruction.
? 3D: surface-rendered (Rendering Volume).
? MIP, MinMIP, HDMIP.
? MPR: multiplanar reconstruction (axial, sagittal, coronal, slanted and curved).
? Navigator: air virtual navigation and contrast.
- Photography and storage of images:
? Photography of images on acetate film and / or paper.
? Storage of images in DICOM, jpeg, mpeg, avi, etc. in MOD and / or DVD / CD.
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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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