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SCCT2015PROGRAM10th Annual Scientific Meetingof the Society of CardiovascularComputed TomographyJULY 16-19, 2015The Cosmopolitan of Las VegasLAS VEGAS, NEVADA

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography is accredited by theAccreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to providecontinuing medical education for physicians.

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SCCT would like to formally thank the following committee members for giving theirvaluable time in the planning of the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting:

SCCT2015 | Planning Committees

President:Ricardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCTPresident-Elect:Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCT

2015 Annual Scientific MeetingCommittee Chairs:Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCTJonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCT

Committee Members:Suhny Abbara, MD, FSCCTStephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTMarcio S. Bittencourt, MD, FSCCTRicardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCTGershan Davis, MD, FSCCTMilind Y. Desai, MDMaros Ferencik, MD, PhDRalph E. Gentry, RT (R)(MR)(CT)Koen Nieman, MD, PhDLeslee J. Shaw, PhDTodd C. Villines, MD, FSCCTEric E. Williamson, MD

SCCT Annual Review ofCardiovascular CT Course Directors:Wm. Guy Weigold, MD, FSCCTArmin A. Zadeh, MD, PhD, FSCCT

2015 Abstract Grading CommitteeChair: Suhny Abbara, MD, FSCCTEric Alexanderson, MDKhaled M. Alfakih, MBBS MRCPMouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, FSCCTRon Blankstein, MDStephen Bloom, MD, FSCCTLawrence M. Boxt, MD, FSCCTFilippo Cademartiri, MD, PhD, FSCCT

Paz Catalán-Sanz, MD, PhDSu Min Chang, MDMarcus Y. Chen, MDVictor Cheng, MD, FSCCTRichard Coulden, MDAndrew Crean, MD, FSCCTMiland Y. Desai, MDMarc Dewey, MDDamini Dey, PhD, FSCCTJames P. Earls, MD, FSCCTPeter S. Fail, MD, FSCCTElliot K. Fishman, MD, FSCCTSwaminatha V. Gurudevan, MD, FSCCTTariq Hameed, MDJörg Hausleiter, MDHarvey S. Hecht, MD, FSCCTUdo Hoffmann, MD, MPHRonald P. Karlsberg, MD, FSCCTPhilipp Kaufmann, MDSei Komatsu, MD, PhD, FSCCTWen-Jeng Lee, MDJonathon Leipsic, MD, FSCCTStamatios Lerakis, MDFay Y. Lin, MDRobert M. MacMillan, MDMahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, FSCCTIssam Mikati, MDJames K. Min, MD, FSCCTRyo Nakazato, MD, PhD, FSCCTKhurram Nasir, MD, MPHRobert Perlberg, MDContantino S. Pena, MD, FSCCTHassan Pervaiz, MDRonak Rajani, MD, FSCCTCarlos E. Rochitte, MD, PhD

John A. Rumberger, MD, PhD, FSCCTFrank J. Rybicki, MD, PhDJeffrey M. Schussler, MD, FSCCTMaria G. Sciammarella, MDLeslee J. Shaw, PhDGardar Sigurdsson, MDSamir Thadani, MDJaved H. Tunio, MD, FSCCTUma S. Valeti, MD, FSCCTPeter Varga, MDTodd C. Villines, MD, FSCCTArmin A. Zadeh, MD, PhD, FSCCTIrfan Zeb, MD

2015 Best Abstract Award CommitteeChair: Damini Dey, PhD, FSCCTRichard T. George, Jr., MD, FSCCTRonak Rajani, MD, FSCCTSubha Raman, MDSzilard Voros, MD, FSCCT

2015 Young Investigator AwardsCommitteeChair: Ronald Karlsberg, MD, FSCCTMarcus Y. Chen, MDMahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, FSCCTMatthew W. Martinez, MD, MPHMichael Shapiro, DO, FSCCT

2015 SOAR Awards CommitteeChair: Suhny Abbara, MD, FSCCTStephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTUdo Hoffmann, MD, MPHKoen Nieman, MD, PhDEdward Passen, MDQuynh Truong, MD, MPH

INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHTThroughout the meeting you will have many opportunities to see the new and excitinginitiatives, science, and research from Australia, New Zealand and the ANZ InternationalRegional Committee (IRC). Look for this symbolthroughout the meeting schedule to locate Australiaand New Zealand Present sessions.

We hope you will join us for these specific Australia and New Zealand Present Activities:• Satellite Symposium “Australia and New Zealand Present”

Saturday, July 18th at 6:00 – 7:00pm in the General Session• Australia and New Zealand Best Abstract Award

Sunday, July 19th at 11:15am – 12:30pm in the General Session during the awards presentation at the Closing Session.

Australia &New Zealand

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SCCT2015 | Welcome LetterDear Distinguished Colleagues and Guests,

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), along with the SCCT Annual ScientificMeeting Program Committee, welcome you to this year’s Annual Scientific Meeting (SCCT2015)!We are excited to have you to join us in Las Vegas as we celebrate our 10th anniversary!

SCCT2015 is the only scientific meeting dedicated exclusively to cardiovascular CT, and is designedto provide you with unique educational experiences in clinical applications, cutting-edge research,and technological developments within the industry. SCCT2015 will explore the most recent andcomprehensive research developments in cardiovascular and coronary CT angiography,including the basics of clinical advances, major technological and scientific advances, and novelapplications of cardiovascular CT.

This year’s program offers a range of opportunities to network with many distinguished leaders andcolleagues in the field through a variety of informational sessions. These sessions include casepresentations, Read with Experts, and Dedicated Multi-modality workshops that will focus onclinical applications of cardiovascular CT and multi-modality imaging. In the Exhibit Hall, you will gainvaluable exposure to the latest technologies through an open dialogue with industry representatives.

In addition, you will also find many opportunities to gain hands-on experience while hearing aboutthe newest products and latest trends. The Novel Technologies Conversations with the Expertssessions will provide you with a forum to interact directly with industry leaders, while the OralAbstract sessions will provide you with updates on recent research advances and latest develop-ments, along with an introduction from expert faculty. In fact, SCCT2015 has the largest numberof scientific abstracts dedicated to cardiovascular CT! We encourage you to take advantage ofthese incredible learning opportunities.

The 10th Anniversary Gala promises to be a spectacular event and will honor the founding membersin cardiovascular CT, whose vision and dedication helped create a society that fosters innovation,research, and best industry practices. The Gala will culminate with the Gold Medal Awards, whichwill be presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to cardiovascular CT.Tickets are still available and can be purchased until 10:00 am on Friday, July 17th at the SCCTRegistration Desk.

Thank you for choosing to attend SCCT2015! We are delighted for you to join us as we celebrateour 10th anniversary at what promises to be one of the best SCCT Scientific Meetings ever!We hope that your stay provides you with a creative and educational exchange of ideas that resultsin an incredible, personally rewarding experience.

Sincerely,

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THANK YOUThe SCCT AnnualScientific MeetingIS MADE POSSIBLEin part by Educational Grantsfrom these companies:

Ricardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCTBaptist Health of South FloridaMiami Cardiac & Vascular InstitutePresident, Society of CardiovascularComputed Tomography

Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCT Center at Harbor-ULAMedical CenterCo-Chair, Annual Scientific MeetingProgram Committee

Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCTUniversity of British ColumbiaCo-Chair Annual Scientific MeetingProgram Committee

Endorsed by the California Chapter and the Nevada Chapter of the ACC

SCCT2015 | Program InformationSCCT2015

Meeting ContentFlash Drive

Registration Desk Hours (4th Floor Foyer)

DAY OPEN HOURSWednesday, July 15 7:00am-6:00pm

Thursday, July 16 7:00am-7:30pm

Friday, July 17*Gala tickets can be purchased until 10am

7:00am-6:00pm

Saturday, July 18 7:00am-6:00pm

Sunday, July 19 7:00am-12:30pm

SCCT2015 Speaker Ready Room Hours (Yaletown 1)

DAY OPEN HOURSWednesday, July 15 Noon-5:00pm

Thursday, July 16 7:00am-6:00pm

Friday, July 17 7:00am-6:00pm

Saturday, July 18 7:00am-6:00pm

Sunday, July 19 7:00am-10:30am

Exhibit Hall Hours

Coffee Break 7:00am-8:00am


Moderated Poster Session 10:00am-10:45am

Lunch 12:30pm-1:45pm

Coffee Break 3:15pm-3:45pm

Welcome Reception 6:30pm-7:30pm

Thursday, July 16 • 4:30pm-7:30pm • Exhibit Hall Open

Friday, July 17 • 7:00am-4:00pm • Exhibit Hall Open



Moderated Poster Session 9:30am-10:15am

Lunch Noon-1:15pm

Coffee Break 2:45pm-3:30pm

Saturday, July 18 • 7:00am-3:30pm • Exhibit Hall Open

SCCT2015PROGRAM10th Annual Scientific Meetingof the Society of CardiovascularComputed TomographyJULY 16-19, 2015The Cosmopolitan of Las VegasLAS VEGAS, NEVADA

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography is accredited by theAccreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to providecontinuing medical education for physicians.

Order your copyTODAY at theSCCT booth!

This is your opportunity tohave all the valuable meetingcontent available to you afterthe meeting has ended.

SCCT2015 Meeting ContentFlash Drive Pricing:

Onsite at SCCT2015: • $129*

After SCCT2015: • Members: $199• Non-members: $299

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SCCT2015 | General Program InformationScientific SessionsAll sessions will take place at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.Please refer to pages 13-23.

Poster SessionsPoster sessions will be held on Friday, July 17, from 10:00 am –10:45 am and on Saturday, July 18, from 9:30 am – 10:15 am,during which presenters must be available to present their poster.Moderators are assigned to the session to facilitate informal ques-tions and answers.

Friday posters may be posted beginning at 2:00 pm on Thursday,July 16 and must be displayed by 8:00 am, Friday, July 17. Postersfor the Friday session should remain posted until 4:00 pm, Friday,July 17, after which they must be taken down. Remaining posterswill be discarded.

Saturday posters may be posted Friday, July 17, after 3:45 pm andmust be displayed by 8:00 am, Saturday, July 18. Posters for theSaturday session should remain posted until 3:30 pm, Saturday,July 18, after which they must be taken down. Remaining posterswill be discarded.

Welcome ReceptionAnnual Scientific Meeting attendees are invited to attend theWelcome Reception on Thursday, July 16 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pmin the Exhibit Hall. Wine and cheese will be served. Each attendeewill receive two drink tickets which you may locate in your namebadge.

Coffee & LunchCoffee service and lunch will be held in the Exhibit Hall. CoffeeService on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning will be held inthe Foyer. Box lunches will be provided on Friday and Saturday.

Personal Communication DevicesPlease be considerate and silence all mobile communication devicesduring sessions.

This year we will have (3) phone charging stations in the Exhibit Hallfor your convenience! Stay charged without leaving the eventfulExhibit Hall!

Procedures for CME CreditTo claim AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ it is important to do thefollowing:

• Please verify your email address at the Registration Deskduring the meeting

• You will receive a link to an evaluation sent electronically to your email inbox after the meeting.

• Complete the electronic evaluation and credit verification nolater than August 14, 2015

• Certificates for this meeting will be issued within 4-6 weeks after the completion of the required online document

• If you have any questions or issues with receiving your CME credit for this course, please email [email protected].

Procedures for CE CreditTo receive the appropriate number of CE credits:

• Technologists must sign in at each session approved forCE credit

• Sign-in sheets will be located on the table just inside thesession room

• Partial credit will not be awarded• Credit will be issued within 4-6 weeks following conclusion of

the meeting

Faculty EvaluationA faculty evaluation will be sent electronically to your inbox duringthe meeting. Please take the time to fill out this evaluation.This information will assist us in future planning of this and otherprograms to meet your educational needs. Your feedback is veryimportant to us.

CME/CE INFORMATIONStatement of NeedCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UnitedStates and imposes an ever increasing burden on health caresystems. Rapidly changing technology and the criteria for its usecontinue to be at the forefront in the diagnosis and treatment ofpatients presenting with possible cardiovascular disease. Due toadvancing technologies in cardiac imaging it is essential thatwe close the knowledge, competence and performance gaps bybringing together experts in the field to provide peer-to-peer educa-tion and interactive discussion through case-based, didactic andinteractive sessions.

Cardiologists, radiologists, technologists and other clinicians withan interest in cardiovascular disease will benefit from the variedformats at the SCCT 10th Annual Scientific meeting. SCCT hasdesigned the SCCT 10th Annual Scientific Meeting to address andnarrow the practice gaps of its members.

Overview and Objectives:The SCCT 10th Annual Scientific Meeting is designed to engagephysicians and healthcare professions interpreting cardiac CT ina comprehensive exploration of the most current developmentsin the field of cardiovascular CT principles, methodologies,appropriateness criteria and clinical practice. Didactic lectures,image-based case examples, and the research in cardiovascularCT are designed to increase the competence and performanceof the physician and technologist performing and interpretingcardiac CT. The annual meeting will focus on the technologicaladvances, as well as the potential applications and limitations ofcardiovascular CT.

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should bebetter able to:

• Discuss with colleagues the parameters which result inmaximum image quality while minimizing radiation exposure during cardiac CT

• Identify potential common image artifacts which contributeto inappropriate analysis of cardiac CT scans

• Determine when an alternative imaging method would improve the diagnosis of a specific cardiac anomaly

• Critically evaluate those data which indicate potentialapplications of cardiac CT in other patient studies

• Discuss the appropriateness criteria with colleagues and patients• Evaluate the emerging research in cardiac CT to determine its

possible role in changing the current evidence-based protocols or stimulating additional research

CME InformationAccreditationThe Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography is accreditedby the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DesignationThe Society of Cardiovascular ComputedTomography designates this live activity fora maximum of 27 AMA PRA Category 1Credits™. (8.75 Pre-conference and 18.25Annual Scientific Meeting) Physicians shouldclaim only the credit commensurate with theextent of their participation in the activity.

CE Information28 Category A credits have been applied

for through the American Society of RadiologicTechnologists (ASRT) (7.5 for Thursday, July 17,2015 Pre-conference and 16.5 for the AnnualScientific Meeting). CE credit is not available forall sessions. CE sessions can be identifiedthroughout the Program by the CE Technologistand Nurse symbol

SCCT Disclosure PolicyIt is the policy of the Society of Cardiovascular ComputedTomography, as a Society accredited by the ACCME, to adhere tothe ACCME Accreditation Criteria; the ACCME Standards ofCommercial Support; Standards to Ensure Independence in CMEActivities; the ACCME Policies and Definitions; and AmericanMedical Association (AMA) Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA)and credit system as well as other regulations and laws as theyrelate to the provision of CME. SCCT requires everyone in a posi-tion to control the content of an educational activity to disclose allrelevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. This isrequired during the planning process to ensure resolution of anyidentified conflicts well in advance of the educational activity (seeenclosed COI Financial Disclosure Grid). The ACCME defines “rele-vant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount,occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relation-ships of a spouse or life partner, which could create a conflict ofinterest. SCCT discloses support of the educational activity throughgrants or in-kind support, as well as the discussion of unlabeled orunapproved use of any drug, device or procedure prior to the edu-cational activity.

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography presents thisactivity for educational purposes only and does not endorse anyproduct, content of presentation or exhibit. Participants are expectedto utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in thepractice of medicine.

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography staff has nofinancial relationships to disclose.

Faculty disclosures will be provided via handout and given to atten-dees at the registration desk along with their badge.


27Credits

28Category A

Credits

SCCT2015 | Schedule at a Glance


BO #1(Belmont 1)

BO #2(Mt Royal 1)

General Session(Belmont 4 & 8)

7/17Friday

BO #3(Mt Royal 2)

7:00am-8:00am

8:00am-10:00am

Opening Session/Agatston Award

10:00am-11:00am

Use of CT inStable Angio

RWTE Session(SIEMENS)

Calcium Scoring inClinical Cardiology Oral Abstracts I11:00am-

12:30pm

12:30pm-1:45pm

Ischemia Testingwith CT

RWTE Session(PHILIPS)

Non-Contrast forCAC Scoring

SOAR AwardAbstract Session

1:45pm-3:15pm

3:15pm-3:45pm

3:45pm-5:00pm

5:00pm-5:15pm

5:15pm-6:15pm

6:30pm-11:15pm

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall10:00am-10:45am Moderated Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

Lunch in Exhibit HallSymposium* see page 39 • 12:45pm – 1:30pm

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

BO #1(Belmont 1)

BO #2(Mt Royal 1)

General Session (Belmont 4 & 8)

7/16Thursday

8:00am-6:30pm

Board Review8:00am-10:25am

Sessions10:25am-10:40am

Break10:40am-12:20pm

Sessions12:20pm-1:00pm

Lunch1:00pm-4:00pm

Sessions4:00pm-4:15pm

Break4:15pm-5:30pm

Sessions

Multi-modality9:00am-11:00am

Sessions11:00am-11:20am

Break11:20am-1:25pm

Sessions1:15pm-2:25pmLunch on Own2:25pm-4:05pmCT in the ED-14:05pm-4:20pm

Break4:20pm-6:00pmCT in the ED-2

Myocardial CTPerfusion Workshop

8:00am-5:30pm

TAVRWorkshop

8:00am-6:30pm

CTA ExpertAcademy

8:00am-4:00pm

BO #3(Mt Royal 2)

TAVR Wkshop(Nolita 1)

CTA Academy(Belmont 5)

6:30pm-7:30pm WELCOME RECEPTION IN THE EXHIBIT HALL

Non-CoronaryCardiac

RWTE Session(GE/HeartFlow) ASCI at SCCT Oral Abstracts II

NovelTechnologies*

Break

SCCT 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION GALA IN BELMONT 4 & 8

*Satellite Symposiaare not a part of theSCCT program contentas designed by theSCCT Annual ScientificProgram Committeeand are not approvedfor CME credit.

Coffee in Exhibit HallSymposium* see page 39 • 7:00am – 7:50am

SCCT2015 | Schedule at a Glance


BO #1(Belmont 1)

BO #2(Mt Royal 1)

General Session(Belmont 4 & 8)

7/18Saturday

BO #3(Mt Royal 2)

7:00am-8:00am

7:50am-8:00am

SCCT BusinessMeeting

8:00am-9:30am

Multi-Modality: ASE,ASNC, SCCT, SCMR

RWTE Session(TeraRecon)

CT for Valvular andMyocardial Disease Oral Abstracts III

9:30am-10:30am

10:30am-Noon Great Debates RWTE Session

(Vital Images)Modern Approach

to PeripheralAngiography

Oral Abstracts IV

Noon-1:15pm

1:15pm-2:45pm CT Jeopardy FFRCT

Recent Updates inAtherosclerosis Oral Abstracts V

2:45pm-3:00pm

3:00pm-4:15pm

Structural HeartDisease Beyond

Coronaries

Adult CongenitalHeart Disease

Latest TechnologicalAdvancements

Young InvestigatorAward Session

4:15pm-4:30pm

4:30pm-6:00pm Team Spirit

6:00pm-7:00pm

Australia/NewZealand Present

7:00am-7:50amSCCT Advocacy

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall9:30am-10:15am Moderated Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

12:15pm-1:00pmSCCT Payers & Adv

Symposium* see page 39

Lunch in Exhibit HallSymposium* see page 39 • 12:15pm-1:00pm

Coffee Break in Exhibit HallExhibit Hall Closes at 3:30pm

Break

*Satellite Symposiaare not a part of theSCCT program contentas designed by theSCCT Annual ScientificProgram Committeeand are not approvedfor CME credit.

Coffee in Exhibit HallSymposium* see page 39 • 7:00am – 7:50am

BO #1(Belmont 1)

BO #2(Mt Royal 1)

General Session (Belmont 4 & 8)

7/19Sunday

7:30am-8:00am

8:00am-9:45am

9:45am-10:00am

10:00am-11:15am

BO #3(Mt Royal 2)

BO #4(Nolita 2)

Watch the ExpertsRead Unknown

CasesPrognosis Latest in Dose

Reduction Oral Abstract VI

Cardiac CT in the Eraof High Sensitivity

TroponinsDuel Energy CT Expanding the Role

of CT Globally

11:15am-12:30pm Closing Session

Coffee in Foyer

Coffee Break in Foyer

Exhibit HallClosed


Thank you to the following companies that provided educational grants andin-kind support to make these sessions possible.

GE Healthcare | PHILIPS Healthcare | SIEMENS HealthcareTeraRecon | Vital, a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company

You can expect to receive your certificate of case credit approximately 30 days after the meeting.

If you answered yes to any of these questions you won’t want to miss:READ WITH THE EXPERTS AND WATCH EXPERTS READ UNKNOWN CASES

SCCT2015 offers six opportunities to gain Category B-1 case credit

Looking forCase Credit?

Pursuing LevelII or Level III

Verification ofCardiovascular

CT?

SeekingMaintenance ofVerification ofCardiovascular

CT?

SCCT2015 | Read with the Experts

SCCT2015 | Pre-Program

Multi-modality Sessions • Multi-modality Evaluation in Cardiomyopathies and Heart FailureThursday, July 16th • 9:00am – 11:20am • Program Chair: Andrew Crean, MD, MRCP


9:00am – 9:25amCT and MRI for HCM EvaluationAndrew A. Crean, MD, MRCP

9:25am – 9:50amTissue Characterization in CardiomyopathyMiland Y. Desai, MD

9:50am – 10:15amCTA for Stenosis Evaluation in the Setting of Heart FailureMohamed Marwan, MD

10:15am – 10:40amMulti-modality Imaging Post Cardiac TransplantationCraig Butler, MD, MSc

10:40am – 11:00amDiscussion

11:00am – 11:20amBreak

Multi-modality Sessions • Multi-modality Assessment of Valvular Disease11:20am – 1:25pm • Program Chair: Ahmad Slim, MD

11:20am – 11:45amAssessment of Native Valve DiseaseSheldon E. Litwin, MD, FSCCT

11:45am – 12:05pmMulti-modality Imaging of Infective EndocarditisGudrun Feuchtner, MD

12:05pm – 12:25pmImaging of Valvular Disease in the Context of Congenital DiseaseB. Kelly Han, MD, FSCCT

12:25pm – 12:45pmImaging Prior to Transcatheter InterventionsHasan Jilaihawi, MD

12:45pm – 1:05pmImaging of Prosthetic Valve DiseaseQuynh Truong, MD, MPH

1:05pm – 1:25pm • Discussion

1:25pm – 2:25pm • Lunch on your own

The Use of CT in the Emergency Department – Part I2:25pm – 4:20pm • Program Chairs: Koen Nieman, MD, PhD and Ronen Rubinshtein, MD

2:25pm – 2:45pmChest Pain in the ED: Current State of AffairsChristian Hamilton-Craig, MBBS, FSCCT

2:45pm – 3:05pmRole of Coronary CT in the Setting of HS TroponinKoen Niemen, MD, PhD

3:05pm – 3:25pmNon-Coronary Causes of Acute Chest PainHarold Litt, MD, PhD

3:25pm – 3:45pmWhen Should We Use Ischemia Testing in the Era of Cardiac CTChristopher Maroules, MD

3:45pm – 4:05pmTriple Rule Out Examinations-Has the Death Knell RungRonen Rubinshtein, MD

4:05pm – 4:20pmBreak

The Use of CT in the Emergency Department – Part II4:20pm – 5:45pm • Program Chairs: Christian Hamilton-Craig, MD, FSCCT, Harold Litt, MD, PhD

4:20pm – 4:45pmHow Should The Randomized Trials Inform Current Practices?Maros Ferencik, MD, PhD

4:45pm – 5:05pmHow Do I Implement a Successful Cardiac CT Program in the ED?Harold Litt, MD, PhD

5:05pm – 5:25pmEnsuring Good Results While Keeping an Eye on Radiation DoseGilbert L. Raff, MD, FSCCT

5:25pm – 5:45pmCan Cardiac CT be Cost Effective in the ED?Roberto Cury, MD


SCCT2015 | Welcome Reception

SCCT2015 Welcome ReceptionThursday, July 16 from 6:30pm – 7:30pm in the Exhibit Hall

Reception with wine and cheese

Welcome Colleaguesand Friends

Don’t miss the opportunity tocatch up with old friends and

meet new ones at theSCCT2015 Welcome Reception

SCCT LIVE ACTIVITY CONFLICT IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT CHART 2015

SCCT2015 | Flow Chart

No conflict,print disclosure

Yes, print disclosure No, faculty is replaced and will not be reimbursed according to the 2015 SCCT Reimbursement policy

Speakers/topics/disclosure information received in SCCT office.A spreadsheet is prepared with all this information.

SCCT Staff completesdisclosure information

COI Committee members review own disclosures.If POTENTIAL COI exists then it is vetted through COI Chair.

COI Task Force Staff reviews the spreadsheet to determine if there is a POTENTIAL COI

No disclosure/speaker accepted

If a POTENTIAL Conflictis identified

No, speaker acceptedprint disclosure

Yes, letter sent to faculty with commercialsupport policy and request to send

presentation 2 weeks prior to meeting

Presentation is receivedprior to meeting

Presentation not receivedprior to meeting

Flag faculty atregistration

Presentation reviewed by Director ofEducation for conflict and document on form

Presentations will not beuploaded until reviewed by

Director of Education

Yes, conflict is identified, presentationreviewed by COI Committee members.

Letter sent with proposed changes, requireconfirmation that changes have been made

On site the final presentation is reviewed and changes have been executed

Confirmationnot received


SCCT2015 | Program HighlightsLooking for an engaging and entertaining time while learning

the latest and greatest in cardiac CT?

Then you won’t want to miss these sessions!

Payer Advocacy SymposiaOur advocacy team has two sessions planned for July 18 to address payer advocacy issues of concern tomembership. First, on Saturday morning, July 18, we will host a session on prior authorization and how tonavigate the approval process for the studies you need to perform. A lunch time session will focus on newtrial evidence to support the use of coronary CTA, featuring a dialogue between payer representatives andSCCT leaders. This ongoing dialogue is part of SCCT's commitment to work to secure more widespreadcoverage for cardiac CT.

The Battle of the Giants: Great Debates in Cardiac CT Watch heated debates from the leaders in the field on the role of CT in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Team Spirit:The Interactive Cardiac CT Battle

Participate in this session where experts reviewtough cases in a race against the clock (and each other) and test your knowledge with an audienceresponse system to see who is the winner of this exciting and interactive session.

CT JeopardyWho will win this year as Past Presidents and Fellowsand Residents (FiRST) leaders battle each other?


SCCT2015 | Scientific Meeting Schedule


DAY 1 | Friday, July 17 | Overview

GENERAL SESSION | BELMONT 4 & 8

Opening Session

8:00am WelcomeMatthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCTJonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCT

8:20am President’s SessionRicardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCT

8:40am Future of Cardiac CTLeslee J. Shaw, PhD

9:00am Top Ten Papers in CT in the last 12 MonthsStephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCT

9:20am Agatston AwardArthur Agatston, MD, FSCCTJack A. Ziffer, PhD, MD, FSCCT

9:50am Discussion

7:00am-8:00am COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL


10:00am-10:45am POSTERS IN EXHIBIT HALL

11:00am-12:30pm FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS

11:00am- Use of CT in Stable Angio12:30pm Program Chairs:

Ricardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCTJames K. Min, MD, FSCCT

11:00am CCTA for Management of Patients with Stable CADJames K. Min, MD, FSCCT

11:20am SCOT-Heart - The Importance of Diagnostic CertaintyMichelle Williams, MD, MBchB

11:40am Lessons from PROMISE - What Does the Future of Coronary CTA Hold?Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH

12:00pm Prognostic Value of CCTATodd C. Villines, MD, FSCCT

12:20pm Discussion

11:00am- Read with the Experts Session (No CME credit)12:30pm Program Chairs:

Marcio Bittencourt, MDChristian Hamilton-Craig, MD, FSCCT

This session is made possible by an educational grant andin-kind support from SIEMENS Healthcare

GENERAL SESSION | BELMONT 4 & 8 BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | BELMONT 1


11:00am- Calcium Scoring in Clinical Cardiology: 12:30pm Finally Accepted But What Took So Long

Program Chairs:Arthur S. Agatston, MD, FSCCTRon Blankstein, MD

11:00am How to Start a Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring ProgramRon Blankstein, MD

11:20am Updates on CAC Scoring on ASCVD Risk Assessment in Light of 2013Michael Blaha, MD, MPH

11:40am CAC Role in Shared Decision Making for Clinical Management: Viewpoint of StakeholdersKhurram Nasir, MD, MPH

12:00pm The Untold Story of Why CalciumScoring WorksArthur S. Agatston, MD, FSCCT

11:00am- Oral Abstract Session I: Prognostic Evaluation/TAVR12:30pm Moderator: Martin Hadamitzky, MD

(Abstracts 93-98) (No CME Credit)

11:00am Introductions by the Experts: Update on Prognosis from CONFIRMMartin Hadamitzky, MD

11:15am Influence Of Contrast Concentration On Image Quality For Coronary Ct Angiography: Comparative Assessment Of Iobitridol 350, Iopromide 370 And Iomeprol 400 In A Multicentre, Randomized Double-Blind TrialStephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCT

11:27am Comparison of the Prognostic Performance of the Framingham Risk Score, Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Coronary Computed Tomography AngiographyGabriel C Camargo, MD MSc

11:39am Long Term Prognostic Utility Of Coronary CT Angiography In Patients With No Modifiable Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors: Results From The 5 Year Follow-Up From TheCONFIRM International Multicenter Registry. On Behalf of the CONFIRM InvestigatorsChaitu Cheruvu, MBBS, MPH, FRACP

11:51am Incremental Prognostic Value of Quantitative Plaque Assessmentin Coronary CT Angiography During 5 Years of Follow UpMartin Hadamitzky, MD

12:03pm Prognostic Analysis In Diabetic Patients In Coronary Ct Angiography - A 5 Years Follow Up StudyMartin Hadamitzky, MD

12:15pm Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Symptomatic Patients without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Sex- and Age-Related Differences in PrognosisLene H Nielsen, MD

BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | MT. ROYAL 1 BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | MT. ROYAL 2

12:30pm-1:45pm LUNCH IN THE EXHIBIT HALL

1:45pm-3:15pm FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1:45pm- Ischemia Testing with CT3:15pm Program Chairs:

Richard T. George Jr., MD, FSCCTKoen Nieman, MD, PhDKheng-Thye Ho, MD, FSCCT

1:45pm Stress CT Perfusion – Ready for Prime Time?Richard T. George, Jr., MD, FSCCT

2:05pm Transluminal Attenuation Gradientsand Flow EncodingAlbert C. Lardo, PhD

2:25pm FFRct – Why Do You Need MBF Anyway?Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCT

2:45pm Hybrid CT Imaging Pet-CT, SPEC-CT & Added ValuePaul Knaapen, MD, PhD

3:05pm Discussion

1:45pm- Read with the Experts Session – (No CME Credit)3:15pm Program Chairs:

Suhny Abbara, MD, FSCCT,Pál Maurovich-Horvat, MD, PhD, MPH, FSCCT

This session is made possible by an educational grant andin-kind support from PHILIPS Healthcare




1:45pm- Non – Contrast for CAC Scoring: Beyond the Basics3:15pm Program Chairs:

Daniel S. Berman, MD, FSCCTMichael Blaha, MD, MPH John Rumberger, MD, FSCCT

1:45pm- Future Modifications to the Agatston Score:Do They Improve Risk Prediction of Value?Michael Shapiro, DO, FSCCT

2:05pm What to Look For Beyond the Coronaries ona CAC Test?J. Jeffrey Carr, MD, MSc, FSCCT

2:25pm CAC Progression: What Does it Mean and Should We Look For it?Marcio Bittencourt, MD

2:45pm CAC Scoring in Non-Contrast Chest CT: How to Report It and What Do You Do with It?Harvey S. Hecht, MD, FSCCT

1:45pm- SOAR Awards Abstract Session*3:15pm Chairs:

B. Kelly Han, MD, FSCCTJorg Hausleiter, MDAhmad Slim, MD, FSCCT Abstracts 99-104 (No CME Credit)

1:45pm Iterative Metal Artifact Reduction in Coronary CTA for Improved Visualization of Cardiac Anatomy and Lead Placement in Patients with PacemakersJuan C Montoya, MD

2:00pm Effect Of Stents’ Patency On Artherosclerotic Progression Of The Adjacent Reference Segments (>5mm) And Non-Stented Coronary ArteriesLi Yingna, MD

2:15pm Reverse Attenuation Gradient Sign at Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography for Differentiating Coronary In-Stent Total Occlusion from Subtotal OcclusionShuping Tian, MD

2:30pm Non-invasive Imaging Of Myocardial Bridge By Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: The Incremental Value Of Transluminal Attenuation Gradient To Predict Significant Dynamic CompressionJiayin Zhang, MD

2:45pm Withdrawn

3:00pm Comparison of Computed Tomography Angiography With Transo-esophageal Echocardiography For Assessing Mitral Valve Parameters Prior To Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve RepairMatthias Renker, MD

*This session is made possible by an educational grant from SIEMENS Healthcare



3:15pm-3:45pm BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL


3:45pm- Non-Coronary Cardiac5:00pm Program Chairs:

Eric Williamson, MDSuhny Abbara, MD, FSCCT

3:45pm Systematic Approach to Evaluation ofNon-Coronary Cardiac CT FindingsSuhny Abbara, MD, FSCCT

4:05pm CT of Myocardial Infarction, Including Scar Imaging & Late EnhancementBrian Ghoshhajra, MD

4:25pm CT Evaluation of Pericardio Disease andCardiac MassesEric Williamson, MD

4:45pm Discussion

3:45pm- Read with the Experts Session (No CME credit)5:00pm Program Chairs:

James Earls, MD, FSCCTJonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCTGianluca Pontone, MD, PhD, FSCCT Mark Rabbat, MD, FSCCT

This session is made possible by an educational grant fromGE Healthcare and HeartFlow and in-kind support fromGE Healthcare



3:45pm- Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI) at SCCT5:00pm Program Chairs:

Byoung Wook-Choi, MD, PhDKheng-Thye Ho, MD, FSCCT

3:45pm Myocardium: The Ultimate Target of Cardiac CT – An Overview of CT Myocardial EvaluationYeon Hyeon Choe, MD

4:05pm Myocardial CT Strain AnalysisTeruhito Kido, MD

4:25pm Dynamic CT PerfusionKheng-Thye Ho, MD, FSCCT

4:45pm Discussion

3:45pm- Oral Abstract Session II: Plaque Imaging/Coronary CTA 5:00pm Acquisition Protocols and Quality Control

Moderator: Damini Dey, PhD, FSCCT(Abstracts: 105-110) (No CME Credit)

3:45pm Introduction by the Experts: State of the Art for Plaque SegmentationDamini Dey, PhD, FSCCT

4:00pm Prediction Of Lesion-Specific Ischemia From Quantitative Coronary CT Angiography Using Machine Learning:Results From The Nxt TrialDamini Dey, PhD, FSCCT

4:12pm Semi-Automatic Quantitative Plaque Features From Coronary CT Angiography To Identify Ischemia By Single Photon Emission Computed TomographyMariana Diaz-Zamudio, MD

4:24pm Significant Stenosis and High-Risk Plaque Features,But Not Higher Segmental Coronary Artery Calcium Score Are Present in Culprit Lesions of Acute Coronary Syndrome: Results From the ROMICAT II TrialMaros Ferencik, MD, PhD

4:36pm Withdrawn

4:48pm Subtraction Coronary Computed Tomography in Patientswith Severe CalcificationMakoto Amanuma, MD

5:00pm Low Dose Prospectively Ecg-Triggered Sequential Dual Source Coronary Ct Angiography In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Influence Of Heart Rate On Image Quality And Evaluation Of Diagnostic AccuracyLin Yang, MD


5:00pm-5:15pm BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL

5:15pm Novel Technologies (No CME credit)Novel Technologies is being presented by SCCT’s Diamond Partners: GE Healthcare/PHILIPS Healthcare/SIEMENS Healthcare

BREAKOUT ROOM 1 | BELMONT 1

6:30pm- SCCT 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala11:15pm Join us for the 10TH ANNIVERSARY GALA as we celebrate the founding members in Cardiac CT who had a vision

to see a better future for patient care. We would like to acknowledge these individuals who worked on the behalf of others to create a society that fosters innovation, research and best practices in cardiac CT. The evening will be a great networking opportunity that will include a buffet dinner and entertainment!





DAY 2 | Saturday, July 18 | Overview

GENERAL SESSION | BELMONT 4 & 8 BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | MT. ROYAL 1

7:50am SCCT Business Meeting

7:00am-8:00am COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL 7:00am-

7:50am SCCT ADVOCACY

8:00am-9:30am FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS

8:00am- Multi-modality Session – ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR9:30am Program Chairs:

Rebecca Hahn, MDJames K. Min, MD, FSCCT

8:00am What’s New in Nuclear?Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH

8:20am Advancements in Interventional EchocardiographyRebecca Hahn, MD

8:40am Dual Energy Cardiac CT – State of the TechnologyJames K. Min, MD, FSCCT

9:00am Cardiac MR – Where Are We Heading?Subha Raman, MD

9:20am Discussion

8:00am- Read with the Experts Session (No CME credit)9:30am Program Chairs:

Philipp Blanke, MDVinay Malhotra, MD, FSCCT

This session is made possible by an educational grant and in-kind support from TeraRecon


8:00am- CT for Valvular and Myocardial Disease9:30am Program Chairs:

Gudren Feuchtner, MDChristopher Maroules, MD

8:00am CT for Cardiomyopathy AssessmentBrian Ghoshhajra, MD

8:20am Valvular AssessmentKelly R. Branch, MD, MSc

8:40am Extracellular Volume Assessment with CTJoao A.C. Lima, MD, FSCCT

9:00am Role of CTA Prior to Valve SurgeryRichard Hallett, MD

9:20am Discussion

8:00am- Oral Abstract Session III: Perfusion and Comparative/ 9:30am Multi-modality Imaging/Resource Utilization

Chair: U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FSCCT(Abstracts 111-116) (No CME Credit)

8:00am Introduction by the Experts: CTP and FFRCT-Complimentary or CompetitiveU. Joseph Schoeph, MD, FSCCT

8:15am Low-Density Non-Calcified Plaque Volume And Non-Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve Derived By Standard Coronary CTA Are Independent Predictors Of Lesion Specific IschemiaKristian A. Øvrehus, MD

8:27am Ischemia In Coronary Vessels Without Stenosis: Predictive Value Of Fractional Flow Reserve Derived By Standard Coronary CTAKristian A. Øvrehus, MD

8:39am Computed Tomography Angiography for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Referred for Cardiac Valve Surgery: A Meta-AnalysisMaksymilian P Opolski, MD

8:51am Transmural Perfusion Gradient By Dynamic CT Perfusion, Validated By Invasive FFRAdriaanCoenen, MD

9:03am Diagnostic Accuracy of Endocardial-to-Epicardial Myocardial Blood Flow Ratio and the Influence of Infarcted Myocardium for Detecting Significant Coronary Artery Disease with Dynamic Myocardial Perfusion Dual-Source CTYoshitaka Goto, MD




9:15am Using Edge-Preserving Algorithm for Significantly Improved Image-Domain Material Decomposition in Dual Energy CTWei Zhao, MD

BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | MT. ROYAL 2


9:30am-10:15am POSTERS IN EXHIBIT HALL

10:30am-Noon FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS

10:30am- The Battle of the Giants-Great Debates in Cardiac CTNoon Program Chairs:

Gianluca Pontone, MD, FSCCTJack A. Ziffer, MD, PhD, FSCCT

10:30am Anatomic Findings by CT are More Prognostically Valuable than Functional Findings by Stress TestingPro: Koen Nieman, MD, PhDCon: Jack A. Ziffer, MD, PhD, FSCCT

10:50am Stable Patients with Suspected CAD Should Be Required to Undergo CT Prior to CathPro: Benjamin J.W. Chow, MD, FSCCTCon: Tracy Q. Callister, MD, FSCCT

11:10am In the Era of FFRct and CT Perfusion, Other Stress Imaging Modalities are ObsoletePro: Stephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTCon: Daniel S. Berman, MD, FSCCT

11:30am The Future is FFRct vs. The Future is CT PerfusionPro: Gianluca Pontone, MD, FSCCTCon: Ricardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCT

11:50am Discussion

10:30am- Read with the Experts Session (No CME credit)12:00pm Program Chairs:

Marcus Y. Chen, MDCarlos Rochitte, MDCesar Nomura, MDMichael Steigner, MD

This session is made possible by an educational grant andin-kind support from Vital, A Toshiba Medical Systems Company


10:30am- Modern Approach to Peripheral CT AngiographyNoon Program Chairs:

Dominik Fleischmann, MD, FSCCTCameron Hague, MDConstantino Pena, MD, FSCCTMing-Ting Wu, MD,

10:30am Modern Approach to Peripheral CT AngiographyDominik Fleischman, MD, FSCCT

10:50am What the Interventionalist Needs to KnowConstantino Pena, MD, FSCCT

11:10am CT of Aortic and Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseRichard Hallett, MD

10:30am Oral Abstract Session IV: Novel Technology/HardwareNoon Chair: Amir Ahmadi, MD

(Abstracts: 211-216) (No CME Credit)

10:30am Introduction by Experts: Plaque and Ischemia-New ParadigmAmir Ahmadi, MD

10:45am Diagnostic Performance of On-Site Computed Tomography-Based Fractional Flow ReserveJoon-Won Kang, MD

10:57am Automated Estimation Of Image Quality For Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography And Validation Against Core-Lab DataRine Nakanishi, MD

11:09am Withdrawn

11:21am Gold Particle Detection with Novel Clinical Photon Counting and Dual Energy Computed TomographyMartin J Willemink, MD




11:30am Renal and Mesenteric Arterial DiseaseEric Williamson, MD

11:50am Discussion

11:33am On-Site CTA-FFR: Methodology And Influencing FactorsAdriaanCoenen, MD

11:45am Biodegradable Metal Contrast Agents For Computed TomographyDavid P Cormode, MD


Noon-1:15pm LUNCH IN THE EXHIBIT HALL 12:15pm-

1:00pm CTA EVIDENCE REVIEW: PAYER PERSPECTIVES



1:15pm- CT Jeopardy2:45pm Program Chair:

Todd C. Villines, MD, FSCCTFaculty:Stephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTMathew Budoff, MD, FSCCTRicardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCTDustin Thomas, MDAndrew Choi, MDGustavo Vazquez-Figueroa, MD

1:15pm- FFRct2:45pm Program Chairs:

James K. Min, MD, FSCCTKoen Nieman, MD, PhD

1:15pm The Technology Behind the ScienceJames K. Min, MD, FSCCT

1:35pm NXT Trial and Sub AnalysesBrian Ko, MD

1:55pm PlatformGianluca Pontone, MD, FSCCT

2:15pm Early Experiences with Onsite FFRCT ModelingKoen Nieman, MD, PhD

2:35pm Discussion


1:15pm- Recent Updates in Atherosclerosis2:45pm Program Chairs:

Pal Maurovich-Horvat, MD, PHD, MPH, FSCCTHarvey S. Hecht, MD, FSCCT

1:15pm Role of Molecular Imaging to IdentifyHigh Risk PlaqueMichelle Williams, MD, MBChB

1:35pm Routine Quantification of Atherosclerosis on CCTASzilard Voros, MD, FSCCT

1:55pm Will Plaque Features Trump Stenosis?Martin Hadamitzky, MD

2:15pm What Can the Mummies Teach Us About Atherosclerosis?Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH

2:35pm Discussion

1:15pm- Oral Abstract Session V: Prognostic Evaluation/TAVR II2:45pm Chair: Gregor Pache, MD

(Abstracts 217-222) (No CME Credit)

1:15pm Introduction by the Experts: MDCT for Annular SizingGegor Pache, MD

1:30pm Prognostic Value Of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography And Coronary Calcium In The Long-term Follow-Up Of Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery DiseaseAnnika Schuhbaeck, MD

1:42pm Prevalence Of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) By Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) in an Ethnically Diverse Referral PopulationSujata M. Shanbhag, MD

1:54pm Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Assessed by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Prognostic ImplicationsLene H Nielsen, MD

2:06pm Discrepancy In The Severity Of Aortic Valve Stenosis Between Echocardiography and CT Cardiac Angiography with Evaluation Of Potential Mechanism Using Computational Flow DynamicsTarun K Mittal, MD




2:18pm The Influence of Aortic Root Calcium Volume and Distribution on the Risk of Paravalvular Regurgitation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementNicolaj C Hansson, MD

2:30pm Mitral Annular Size And Geometry In Normals And Patients With Mitral Regurgitation: Implications For CT-Based Sizing In Transcatheter Mitral Valve ImplantationChristopher Naoum, MD


2:45pm-3:00pm COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL - Exhibit Hall Closes at 3:30pm


3:00pm- Structural Heart Disease Beyond Coronaries4:15pm Program Chairs:

Philipp Blanke, MDNicolaj Hansson, MDDee Dee Wang, MD

3:00pm TAVR Planning with MDCTJonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCT

3:20pm Transcatheter Mitral Valve Intervention Planning with MDCTPhilipp Blanke, MD

3:40pm Fusion Imaging to Facilitate StructuralDisease InterventionsRonen Rubinshtein, MD

4:00pm Discussion

3:00pm- Adult Congenital Heart Disease4:15pm Program Chairs:

Dianna Bardo, MD, FSCCTB. Kelly Han, MD, FSCCT

3:00pm Update on Current Status of CT for ACHD –Review of New Consensus DocumentB. Kelly Han, MD, FSCCT

3:20pm Modern Scan Protocols for ACHDDianna Bardo, MD, FSCCT

3:40pm Important Imaging-Based Prognostic Datain ACHDIan Rogers, MD

4:00pm Discussion


3:00pm- Latest Technological Advancements4:15pm Program Chairs:

Gianluca Pontone, MD, FSCCTAfshin Karimi, MD, JD, PhD

3:00pm Re-evaluating the Agatston Score – Potential Value of Calcium Density and Other MeasuresMatthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCT

3:20pm Automatic TLG SegmentationFrank Rybicki, MD, PhD

3:40pm Spectral CT for Plaque and Myocardial AnalysisPal Maurovich-Horvat, MD, PhD, MPH, FSCCT

4:00pm Discussion

3:00pm- Young Investigator Abstract Award Session4:15pm Chair:

Philipp Blanke, MD(Abstracts 223-227) (No CME Credit)

3:00pm Diagnostic Value of Functional CT for the Evaluation of Hemodynamically Significant Coronary Artery Disease:A Meta-AnalysisRichard A. Takx, MD

3:15pm Effects Of Breast Shielding In Heart Imaging On Dna Double-strand Break Levels (Heart-Break): A Prospective, Randomized Controlled TrialMichael K. Cheezum, MD

3:30pm Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring on 320 Detector Row CT Demonstrates Low Interscan Variability at Standard and 70% Reduced Radiation DoseAndrew D. Choi, MD

3:45pm Dynamic Flow Imaging Of Coronary Aneurysms Associated With Kawasaki Disease Using 320-detector Row Ct And Motion Coherence AnalysisYamato Shimomiya, MD




4:00pm Statin Use Is Associated With Lower Likelihood Of High-Risk Coronary Plaque On Coronary CT Angiography, Independent Of Coronary Plaque And Stenosis Burden: Results FromThe ROMICAT II TrialSumbal A. Janjua, MD


4:15pm-4:30pm BREAK

4:30pm Team SpiritProgram Chair:Stephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTSuhny Abbara, MD, FSCCTRicardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCTJonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCTWm. Guy Weigold, MD, FSCCT

6:00pm- Australia and New Zealand Present7:00pm Program Chair:

Christian Hamilton-Craig, MD, FSCCTCo-Chair:Gary Liew, MD Abstracts: 228-233

6:00pm Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Can Accurately Quantify Coronary Luminal area and Plaque Volume Compared to Invasive Intravascular UltrasoundRavi Kiran Munnur, MD

6:10pm Age and gender specific nomograms for global plaque burden on coronary CT angiography: Predictive value for cardiac eventsChristopher Naoum, MD

6:20pm Three-Dimensional Printing Techniques for Visualization of Cardiovascular Computed TomographyJames Otton, MD

6:30pm Diagnostic Performance of Transluminal Attenuation Gradient and Non-Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve Derived from 320 Detector Computed Tomography Angiography to Diagnose Hemodynamically Significant Coronary Stenosis- A NXT SubstudyBrian Ko, MD

6:40pm Pre-test Risk Algorithms To Augment Appropriate Use Of CCTA In The ER: A Substudy Of The CTCOMPARE Randomized TrialAlvin He, MD

6:50pm Prevalence Of Asymptomatic Coronary Heart Disease In The Siblings Of Young Myocardial Infarction PatientsNadim M Shah, MD




DAY 3 | Sunday, July 19 | Overview

GENERAL SESSION | BELMONT 4 & 87:30am-8:00am COFFEE IN FOYER

8:00am-9:45am FOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS

8:00am- Watch Experts Read Unknown Cases9:45am Program Chairs:

Stephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTSuhny Abbara, MD, FSCCTTony DeFrance, MD, FSCCT Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCTWm. Guy Weigold, MD, FSCCT

This session is made possible by in-kind support from:GE Healthcare, PHILIPS Healthcare, SIEMENS Healthcare,Vital, A Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company

8:00am- Prognosis9:45am Program Chairs:

Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCT Leslee Shaw, PhD

8:00am Long-Term Mortality Findings Following CACin AsymptomaticsMichael Blaha, MD, MPH

8:20am Lessons Learned from the FACTOR 64 Trial in Asymptomatic Diabetes-Findings from theCAPP TrialJ. Brent Muhlestein, MD

8:40am Stress Testing vs. CCTA in the Evaluation of Stable Chest Pain-Findings from the CAPP TrialE. Kavanaugh, MD

9:00am What’s New from Single Center or Multi-Center Registries?Martin Hadamitsky, MD

9:20am Longer-Term Prognosis and High Risk Atherosclerotic Plaque CTSadako Motoyama, MD

9:40am Discussion


8:00am- Latest in Dose Reduction9:45am Program Chairs:

Mark Rabbat, MD, FSCCT

8:00am New Iterative ReconstructionCameron Hague, MD

8:25am Low KvP Imaging Next StepsAnnika Schuebaeck, MD

8:50am Update from ProtectionJorg Hausleiter, MD

8:00am- Oral Abstract Session VI: Miscellaneous9:45am Chair:

Christopher Naoum, MDAbstracts: 234-239

8:00am Left Atrial Function-Insights from Advanced ImagingChristopher Naoum, MD

8:15am Calcium Score and Coronary Plaque Characteristics in Young Diabetic PatientsNegin Nezarat , MD

8:27am Cardiac CT in Reoperative Cardiac Surgery May Limit Intraoperative Complications: A Per-Structure AnalysisAndrew D. Choi, MD

BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | MT. ROYAL 2 BREAKOUT ROOM 4 | NOLITA 2



10:00am- Cardiac CT in the ED – Era of 11:15am High Sensitivity Troponins

Program Chairs:Gilbert L. Raff, MD, FSCCTUdo Hoffmann, MD, MPH

10:00am State of the Literature –CTA in the EDGilbert L. Raff, MD, FSCCT

10:15am Identifying Risk Beyond Stenosis in the ED – Lessons Learned from ROMICATMaros Ferencik, MD, PhD

10:30am What is Left to be Proved?Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH

10:45am Creating a Viable Workflow in Clinical PracticeKoen Nieman, MD, PhD

11:00am Prognostic Data of CardiacCT in the EDJ. Jeffrey Carr, MD, MSc, FSCCT

10:00am- Dual Energy CT11:15am Program Chairs:

Aaron So, MDKelley R. Branch MD, MSC

10:00am State of the Literature –Technology ReviewTing Yim Lee, PhD

10:15am Implementation inClinical PracticeU. Joseph Schoeph, MD, FSCCT

10:30am New Applications inClinical PracticePatricia Carrascosa, MD, FSCCT

10:45am Spectral ImagingRonen Rubinshtein, MD

11:00am Discussion

10:00am- Expanding the Role11:15am of CT Globally

Program Chair:Christopher Naoum, MD

10:00am CT in the ED – Down UnderChristian Hamilton-Craig,MBBS, FSCCT

10:20am CT to Track ProgressionHyuk Jae Chang, MD

10:40am CTP – Changing the ParadigmCarlos Rochitte, MD

11:00am Discussion

GENERAL SESSION | BELMONT 4 & 8 BREAKOUT ROOM 2 | MT. ROYAL 1 BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | MT. ROYAL 2

10:00am-11:15am THREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

11:15am- Closing Session12:30pm Program Chair:

Daniel S. Berman, MD, FSCCT

11:15am SCCT2015 Highlights/Summary

11:50am Awards for Best Abstract/YIA/SOAR

12:10pm The Way Ahead

12:30pm Meeting Adjourned


9:45am-10:00am BREAK

9:15am Update from ACICRalph Gentry, RT(R)(MR)(CT)

9:40am Discussion

8:39am Low Dose 100-kVp Tube Voltage Compared to Standard120-kVp Coronary Calcium Scoring on a 320 Detector Row CT Shows Excellent Agreement Without an Adapted Hounsfield Unit ThresholdJeannie H. Yu, MD

8:51am Feasibility of Left Ventricular Three-Dimensional Principal Strain Using Cardiac Computed TomographyYuki Tanabe, MD

9:03am Downstream Plaque Burden Influences Lesion Specific Ischemia: An Analysis By Coronary CTA In Comparison To Invasively Measured Fractional Flow ReserveKristian A. Øvrehus, MD

BREAKOUT ROOM 3 | MT. ROYAL 2 BREAKOUT ROOM 4 | NOLITA 2

Friday, July 17 | 10:00am - 10:45am

SCCT2015 | Poster Abstracts

01 Munnur Ravi Kiran, MD

Epicardial Fat Volume Measured byComputed Tomography CoronaryAngiography Is Associated WithSignificant Coronary StenosisIndependent of Traditional Risk Factors

02 Adib Keenan, MDCarotid Stenosis and High-Risk CarotidPlaques Detected by CTA Predict AcuteCoronary Events and Presence ofObstructive Coronary Artery Disease

03 Jiang Chuan, MDUsing Multidetector Cardiac CTCoronary Artery Angiography to Assessthe Predictive Capability of theACC/AHA ASCVD Risk Score Index

04 Brar Vijaywant, MDCardiac CT Findings Change theApproach to Sternotomy and Dissectionin the Majority of Cardiac Surgery Cases

05 Byeon Seong-Wook, MDImpact Of A Family History Of DiabetesOn The Risk Of SubclinicalAtherosclerosis In AsymptomaticIndividuals

06 Withdrawn

07 Filsuf Darius, MDFramingham Risk Scoring Misses HighRisk CHD Cohort: A Case for ThoracicAortic Atheroma Screening

08 Gauss Soeren, MDInfluence Of Symptom Status On ThePrevalence Of Atherosclerotic PlaqueIn Patients Without Obstructive LesionsIn Coronary CTA

09 Withdrawn

10 Kurata Akira, MDVariance in Left Ventricular MyocardialTerritory on Coronary ArterialDominance Assessed by Coronary CTAngiography and Voronoi AlgorithmBased Myocardial Segmentation

11 Lee Phong Teck, MDRelation of Hypopnoea Indices toSevere Subclinical Coronary ArteryDisease

12 Marwan Mohamed, MDAssociation of Quantitative GlobalPlaque Volume and Agatston Scorewith Major Cardiovascular Events onLong-Term Follow-Up of PatientsReferred For Coronary CT Angiography

13 Enrique Berrios-Barcenas, MD, PhMUtility Of Coronary ComputedTomographic Angiography In SevereValvular Disease Prior To Cardiac Surgery

14 Tarum Mittal, MDThe Optimal Cardiac Phase ForMeasuring Annulus Size Prior ToTranscatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

15 Rajeev Fernando, MDCan Ccta Derived Lvot Area ReclassifyAortic Stenosis Using The ContinuityEquation?

16 Michaela Hell, MDEffect of Aortic Valve Calcification onInterobserver Variability of Pre-Procedural CT-Based Determination ofSuitable Fluoroscopic Projections forTranscatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

17 Taishi Hirai, MDDoes Ct Derived Aortic Valve AreaImprove the Area-Gradient Relationshipin Aortic Stenosis?

18 Tevfik Ismail BSc (Hons), MB BS (Lond), DIC, PhD, MRCP (UK)

High-Pitch Versus Standard-Pitch Dual-Source Cardiovascular CT ProtocolsIn Patients Being Assessed ForTranscatheter Aortic ValveReplacement

19 Sinjini Biswas, MDCardiac CT in Patients with SingleVentricle Physiology

20 Kazuhiro Osawa, MDUsefulness Of Cardiac ComputedTomography To Assess MorphologyAnd Severity Of Atrial Septal Defects InAdults

21 Anas Alani, MDAtrial Septal Defects Undergo DynamicChanges in Dimension As Evidenced byCardiac Computed Tomography

22 Augusto Bayol, MD, FSCCTPrevalence of Congenital CoronaryArtery Anomalies in a Population ofArgentinian Patients Detected byCoronary Computed TomographyAngiography

23 Roberto Cano-Zarate, MDEvaluation Of Coronary Arteries InInfants With Kawasaki Disease With256-Multidetector ComputedTomography And Cardiac MagneticResonance As Complementary Tools

24 Withdrawn

25 Zhaoping Cheng, MDLow Dose Coronary ComputedTomographic Angiographic Findings inPatients With Kawasaki Disease

26 Yanhua Duan, MDThe Optimal Scanning Protocol OfProspective ECG-Triggering DSCTThoracic Angiography In Children WithTetralogy Of Fallot

27 Jien Sze Ho, MDA Rare Entity: Anomalous Origin Of TheLeft Anterior Descending Artery AndCircumflex From The Right CoronaryCusp And The Role Of CT CoronaryAngiogram

28 Moshrik Abd Alamir, MDPrevalence and Correlates of MitralAnnular Calcification in Adults withChronic Kidney Disease: Results fromCRIC Study

29 Emilio Fentanes, MDThe Use of Coronary Artery CalciumScoring in a Preventive CardiologyClinic to Guide Medical Therapy

30 Toru Miyoshi, MDEffect Of Statin On The Progression OfCoronary Artery Calcification DetectedBy Computed Tomography (PEACH Trial)

31 Jeby Abraham, BSInter-Reader Reproducibility ofCalcified Plaque Density Based on NewCalcium Scoring Software

32 Anas Alani, MDAssociation of Vitamin D Level andSubclinical Coronary Artery Disease

33 William Blanchet, MDLimiting Coronary Calcium Progression

34 Sirous Darabian, MDCardiac Troponin I and SubclinicalCoronary Disease

35 Withdrawn

36 Whal Lee, MD, PhDReproducibility of Calcium Scoring ofthe Coronary Arteries: ComparisonBetween Vendors and IterativeReconstructions

Poster Session IPrognostic Evaluation/

Risk Stratification IAbstracts 01-12

Poster Session IIValves/TAVR I

Abstracts 13-18

Poster Session IIIStructural & Congenital

Heart Disease IAbstracts 19-27

Poster Session IVNon-Contrast Coronary CT:Coronary Calcium Scoring I

Abstracts 28-36




37 Atsushi Kono, MDLow Contrast Agent and Radiation DoseProtocol for Coronary CT AngiographyUsing 3rd Generation Dual-Source CT

38 Julian Wichmann, MDImpact of Tube Potential, IntegratedCircuit Detector and IterativeReconstruction on Coronary StentsLumen Visibility in 3rd Generation Dual-Source CT: A Phantom Study

39 Victor Cheng, MD, FSCCT Dual-Source 120 Kv Coronary CtAngiographic Imaging In SeverelyObese Patients With Body-Mass-IndexGreater Than 45 Kg/m2

40 Sandeep Dutta, MDImprovement In Stenosis MeasurementAccuracy In Presence Of CardiacMotion Using A Novel TemporalEnhanced Volume ReconstructionTechnique

41 Mihály Károlyi, MDIterative Model Reconstruction ForImproved Visualization Of The CoronaryArteries In Cardiac CT

42 Muhammad Latif, MDVolumetric Single-Beat Coronary CtAngiography: Relationship of ImageQuality, Heart Rate and BMI

43 Zizi Khalifa, MDQuantification Of Epicardial Fat: WhichMethod Can Predict SignificantCoronary Artery Disease?

44 Csilla Celeng, MDEnvironmental Or Genetic EffectsInfluence The Morphology Of TheAortic Root? A Classical Twin Study

45 Satoru Kishi, MDRelationship of Pericardial Fat Volumeto Flow-Limiting Lesions

46 Ji Won Lee, MDEffectiveness of Adaptive StatisticalIterative Reconstruction of 64-SliceDual-Energy CT PulmonaryAngiography in the Patients withReduced Iodine Load: Comparison withStandard CT Pulmonary Angiography

47 Andrew Liguori, DOCoronary CTA Boot Camp: InitialExperience of Obtaining Level 1Certification for 1st Year RadiologyResidents

48 Yasutoshi Ohta, MDMeasurement Of Extracellular VolumeFraction From Iodine Density ImageUsing Single Source Dual-Energy CT

49 Rui Kang, MDBronchial Artery Dilatation:Performance Of Advanced VesselAnalysis Software In Evaluating CTA

50 Geoffrey Orme, DO, MPHCoronary Computed TomographyAngiography for Heart FailureDiagnosis Saves Health Care Dollars

51 Jessica Weiss, DOCoronary Computed TomographyAngiography Is a Cost-Effective TestFor The Evaluation Of Chest Pain InVeterans

52 Brian Ko, MD

Rest and Stress TransluminalAttenuation Gradient and ContrastOpacification Difference for Detectionof Hemodynamically SignificantStenoses in Patients with SuspectedCoronary Artery Disease

53 Michinobu Nagao, MDQuantification of Coronary Flow UsingDynamic Angiography With 320-detec-tor Row CT and Motion CoherenceImage Processing: Detection OfIschemia for Intermediate CoronaryStenosis

54 Ashley Beecy, MDCross-Sectional Associations ofEpicardial Fat Volume With LesionSpecific Ischemia by Fractional FlowReserve

55 Stewart Benton, MDAutomated Quantification Of GlobalMyocardial Perfusion In StressDynamic Ct: Diagnostic PerformanceFor Detection Of Territorial PerfusionDeficits

56 Gabriel Camargo, MD, MScIodine Image Contrast Behavior OnDual-Energy Computed Tomography:Implications For Myocardial PerfusionImaging

57 Naoki Fukuyama, MDQuantity Flow Reserve UsingMyocardial Segmentation of the Massat Risk Based on Stress DynamicComputed Tomographic PerfusionImaging in Comparison with FractionalFlow Reserve

58 Kana Ide, MDThe Evaluation of Software forAutomated Myocardial Segmentation ofthe Area at Risk Based on CoronaryComputed Tomography Angiographyand Voronoi Diagram: Comparison withStress Cardiac Magnetic ResonanceMyocardial Perfusion Imaging

59 Tatsuro Ito, MDMyocardial Extracellular VolumeFraction Measured Using Dual-EnergyCardiac CT in Patients with OldMyocardial Infarction: A Comparisonwith Nuclear Myocardial PerfusionImaging

60 Andrew Talman, MD

Relationship Between Epicardial FatAnd Quantitative Coronary ArteryPlaque Progression: Insights FromCardiac Computed TomographyAngiography

61 Withdrawn

62 Maros Ferencik, MD, PhDComputed Tomography-Based CoronaryHigh-Risk Plaque Score to PredictAcute Coronary Syndrome AmongPatients With Acute Chest Pain: ResultsFrom the ROMICAT II Trial

63 Lu Gan, MDAssociation Between Level Of SerumN-Terminal Pro B-Type NatriureticPeptide And Characteristics OfCoronary Atherosclerotic PlaqueDetected By Coronary Ct Angiography

64 Gaston Granillo-Rodriguez, MDUnderestimation of AtheroscleroticBurden by Invasive CoronaryAngiography Compared to Dual EnergyComputed Tomography

65 Ran Heo, MDImpact of Coronary Artery CalciumScore on Total Plaque VolumeDifference Between IVUS and CCTA

Poster Session VCoronary CTA Acquisition

Protocols and Quality Control IAbstracts 37-42

Poster Session VIMiscellaneous I

Abstracts 43-50

Poster Session VIIPerfusion/Physiologic

Imaging IAbstracts 51-59

Poster Session VIIIPlaque Imaging I

Abstracts 60-65




66 Sabah Fadhil, MDMultiple Giant Coronary ArteryAneurysms

67 Michaela Hell, MDCoronary CT Angiography in Patientswith Low-Risk Acute Chest Pain:Quantitative Analysis of PlaqueParameters

68 Sumbal Janjua, MDIncidence of ACS, MACE, And PositiveICA After Acute Chest Pain cCTA InReal World Clinical Practice- A ClinicalRegistry Comparison Versus PublishedTrials

69 Nandini Meyersohn, MDSeverity of Coronary Artery Stenosesand Disposition Times of EmergencyDepartment Patients Evaluated withCoronary CT Angiography

70 Christopher Naoum, MDOutpatient Coronary CT AngiographyVersus Exercise Stress Testing For TheEvaluation Of Chest Pain In TheEmergency Department

71 Pedro Staziaki, MDRates of Disease in a Clinical AcuteChest Pain Coronary CTA at a TertiaryCenter Versus Recently PublishedStudies

72 Saurabh Aggarwal, MDCoronary Computed TomographyAngiography Versus InvasiveAngiography In Patients ReferredFor Transcatheter Aortic ValveReplacement

73 Luis Benitez, MD, MSc, FSCCTCCTA Appropriateness Criteria ClinicalReal World Scenario Validation in Cali,Colombia

74 Mayra Dias, MDMultislice CT Coronary Angiographyand Myocardial Perfusion Imaging inThe Detection of Coronary ArteryDisease: A Comparative Study

75 Shinichiro Kitao, MDUsefulness of Delayed EnhancementImage Using Dual-Energy CT inAssessment of Heart Failure

76 Jeffrey Park, MDCardiac Computed TomographyDemonstrates Eccentric RightVentricular Outflow Tract MorphologyWhich Partially Explains ErroneousQuantitative Shunt Calculation

77 Ahmad Slim, MD, FSCCT Aspirin and Plavix Following CoronaryBypass Grafting (ASAP-CABG): ARandomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

78 Julian Wichmann, MDObservational Big Data Analysis OfThe Impact Of Automated Attenuation-Based Tube Voltage Selection OnRadiation Dose In ComputedTomography

78.1 Julian Yeoh, MDAortic Root Measurements on CardiacCT - Are the EchocardiographicReference Ranges Applicable?

79 Kean Soon, MBBS, PhD,FRACP, FSCCT

New GE Revolution Scanner MarkedlyReduces Radiation Dose Of Cardiac CT

80 Withdrawn

81 Withdrawn

82 Kai'En Leong, MD

Comparison Of Radiation DosesBetween Coronary CT And CatheterCoronary Angiography: An Update

83 Vien Le, MDAppropriate Use and Radiation Dose of320-Slice Cardiac ComputedTomographic Angiography: ACommunity Single-Center Experience

84 Charles Lin, MDCumulative Effective Radiation DoseAttributable to Initial and DownstreamTesting Following EmergencyDepartment Evaluation for Acute ChestPain with Coronary CT AngiographyCompared with Usual Care

85 Pedro Staziaki, MDRadiation Exposure of Acute Chest PainCoronary CTA at a Tertiary CenterVersus Recently Published Studies

86 Withdrawn

87 Norma Costa, MDAnatomic Landmarks Relevant To RadioFrequency Catheter Ablation In PatientsWith Atrial Fibrillation: A ProtocolDemonstrated With 64-detector Ct

88 Saeed Khaja, DOCan Cardiac Computed TomographyReveal a Missing Link in the CHA2DS2-VASc Score?: Gender and Left AtrialAppendage Morphology

89 Edgar Monroy, MDUsing Cardiac Computed TomographyAngiography (CCTA) In The Pre-Planning Process And During TreatmentOf Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using aRobotic Radiosurgery System(CyberKnife/CyberHeart) In ParoxysmalAtrial Fibrillation (PAF). First Case InThe World

90 Lin Wang, MDClinical Determinants Of False PositiveFindings In Pulmonary Vein CTAngiogram Assessing Left AtrialAppendage Stasis And Thrombus In ALarge Clinical Cohort

91 Mark Dewey, MDNoninvasive Coronary Angiography by320-Row Computed Tomography inPatients with Atrial Fibrillation:Prospective Intention-to-DiagnoseComparison with Quantitative Analysisof Conventional Coronary Angiography

92 David Cormode, MDLabeling Monocytes With GoldNanoparticles To Track TheirRecruitment In Atherosclerosis

Poster Session IXAcute Chest Pain

Abstracts 66-71

Poster Session XComparative/Multi-modality/

Resource UtilizationAbstracts 72-78

Poster Session XICoronary CTA

Radiation ExposureAbstracts 79-86

Poster Session XIIEP/Arrhythmia &

Hybrid/Molecular ImagingAbstracts: 87-92


Saturday, July 18 | 9:30am - 10:15am


117 Pal Maurovich-Horvat, MDCoronary CT Angiography DetectsTwice as Much Atherosclerotic BurdenCompared to Invasive Angiography

118 Yuan Heng Mo, MDThe Additive Value Of Brachial AnklePulse Wave Velocity On PredictionAbility Of Established Cardiac RiskPrediction Models For SubclinicalObstructive Coronary Lesion InAsymptomatic Chinese Male

119 Faith Murray, MDRelationship of the Left AtrialAppendage to the Left Atrium Volumesby Cardiac CT Angiography (CCTA)Predicts Stroke Following PulmonaryVein Isolation for Drug Refractory AtrialFibrillation

120 Christopher Naoum, MDLong-Term Mortality Risk AssociatedWith Coronary Artery Disease IdentifiedOn Coronary Computed Tomography: OnBehalf of the CONFIRM Investigators

121 Matthias Renker, MDBreast Arterial Calcification As AnIndependent Predictor Of CoronaryAtherosclerotic Disease Endpoints In AFemale Cohort Of African Americans

122 Dong Wook Shin, MDIncidentally Detected Atherosclerosisin Abdominal Aorta or Its MajorBranches on Computed TomographyAssociated with Coronary HeartDisease in Asymptomatic Adults

123 Li Yingna, MDCorrelation of Creatine KinaseAssociates with Patency of StentsUsing Coronary Computed TomographyAngiograph

124 Richard Takx, MDPrognostic Value Of Coronary ArteryDisease As Detected By CT ASystematic Review And Meta-Analysis

125 Withdrawn

126 Li Yu, MDPrognosis Of Acute IntramuralHemotoma With Whole Aorta CTA

127 Rajeev Fernando, MDDoes The Elliptical Profile Of The LeftVentricular Outflow Tract Affect TheSeverity Of Aortic Stenosis EstimationBy The Continuity Equation On Tte?

128 Johannes Rixe, MDAssessment of the Coronary Sinus Veinwith Multi-Detector ComputedTomography Angiography - Implicationsfor Mitral Valve Reshaping in Patientswith Functional Mitral ValveRegurgitation

129 Jean-Louis Sablayrolles, MDComparison Of Radiation Dose AndAcquisition Time For Ct TransaorticValve Implantation (tavi) PlanningExaminations With New-Generation 256Multi-Detector Ct (mdct) Compared ToStandard Of Care 64-mdct

130 Annika Schuhbaeck, MDPredictors For Permanent PacemakerTherapy After Balloon-ExpandableTranscatheter Aortic Valve ImplantationUsing Cardiac Computed Tomography

131 Dominika Suchá, MDThe Dynamic Behavior Of The AorticAnnulus And Its Implications For TAVIProsthesis Sizing: A Systematic Review

132 Tasnim Vira, MDNon-contrast CT AnnulusMeasurements For Pre-TAVIAssessment And Prosthesis Selection

133 Yvonne Yeo, MDCt Imaging Should Be Routinely DonePrior To TAVI

134 Withdrawn

135 Dana Johnson, MD, MPHCardiac Computed Tomography Revealsthe True Natural History of theLigamentum Arteriosum

136 Carmen Kiper, MDA Novel Approach To PreoperativePlanning In Complex Congenital HeartDisease; 3-Dimensional CT AngiographyUsing A Myocardial Modeling And‘Surgeon’s Views’: Early Experience

137 Citlalic Martinez-Beltran, MDEvaluation Of Pulmonary Artery DilationMeasured With Non-Gated 256Multislice Computed Tomography InInfants With Diagnosis Of AbsentPulmonary Valve Syndrome AndDiscrimination From Other CongenitalHeart Diseases

138 Cintia Melo, MDUse Of Cardiac Ct Angiography In PreAnd Post-Operative Evaluation OfHypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome(HLHS): Experience Of a ReferenceCenter

139 Negin Nezarat, MDTransluminal Attenuation Gradient inAnomalous Coronary Artery fromOpposite Sinus

140 Matthew Pieper, MDUse Of 3D Models In Surgical CorrectionOf Pulmonic Atresia With VSD

141 Rafael Vera-Urquiza, MDCoronary Computed TomographyAngiography Findings In RepairedAnomalous Left Coronary Artery ToPulmonary Artery Connection (alcapa):Long Term Follow-Up

142 Fu-Zong Wu, MDAnomalous Coronary Artery ArisingFrom The Pulmonary Artery DetectedWith Cardiac Ct: Case Series Of 8Patients And Review Of The Literature

143 Hadii Mamudu, MDImpact of Clusters of Risk Factors onSubclinical Coronary Artery DiseaseAmong Asymptomatic Rural Population

144 Christopher Maroules, MDSubclinical Atherosclerosis and WhiteMatter Hyperintensities on Brain MRI:The Dallas Heart Study

145 Manish Motwani, MDEpicardial vs. Abdominal Fat - TheImpact of Visceral Fat Location onCardio-Metabolic Risk

146 Rine Nakanishi, MD, PhDNovel Density-Volume Coronary ArteryCalcium Score by Non-Contrast CTPredicts Total and Mixed PlaqueBurden on Coronary CT AngiographyBetter Than the Traditional AgatstonCalcium Score: Results from the MACS(Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study)

147 Hyo Eun Park, MDNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease InProgression Of Coronary ArteryCalcification

148 Bálint Szilveszter, MDThe Impact Of Raw Data BasedIterative Reconstruction On CoronaryArtery Calcium Quantification

149 Martin Willemink, MD, MScDose Reduction for Coronary ArteryCalcium Scoring with IterativeReconstruction - A Systematical WithinPatients Analysis

150 Anita Wokhlu, MDHow a High Risk Calcium Score and aNegative Myocardial Perfusion StudyAffect Provider Management ofCoronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

151 Mena Yacoub, DOAssessing Patterns of Coronary ArteryDisease in a Real-World PatientPopulation Referred for CoronaryCalcium Score Determination

Poster Session XIIIPrognostic Evaluation/

Risk Stratification IIAbstracts 117-126

Poster Session XIVValves/TAVR II

Abstracts 127-133

Poster Session XVStructural & Congenital

Heart Disease IIAbstracts 134-142

Poster Session XVINon-Contrast Cardiac CT

Coronary Calcium IIAbstracts 143-151




152 Laurent Macron, MDComparison Of Coronary CtAngiography (ccta) For Patients WithHigh Heart Rates Using a New-Generation 256 Multi-Detector Ct (mdct)and a 64-mdct: Image Quality andRadiation Dose

153 Tatsuya Nishii, MDInitial Clinical Image Quality EvaluationOf Adapting Four-Dimensional NoiseReduction Using The Time Series InShort Interval Times To Coronary CTAngiography

154 Francois Pontana, MDReduced-Dose Dual-Source CoronaryComputed Tomography Angiography(CCTA): Is Raw-Data-Based IterativeReconstruction Able To MaintainDiagnostic Confidence?

155 Jasmin Schmid, MDCoronary CT Angiography Using ThirdGeneration Dual Source CT System:Insights From a High-Volume CardiacCT Facility

156 Fan Zhang, MDFeasibility Study Of Low Tube Voltage(80kvp) Coronary Ct Angiography WithKnowledge Based IterativeReconstruction On Patients WithBMI20-25

157 Sachin Saboo, MD, FRCRCt Findings-Based Risk Scoring SystemFor Mortality Prediction After AcutePulmonary Embolism

158 Christopher Schlett, MDIncremental Value of Dual-Energy forDetection of Left Atrial AppendageThrombus within an Optimized ScanProtocol

159 Roberto Cano, MDMultidetector Computed Tomographyand Cardiac Magnetic Resonance AsUseful Tool For Evaluating CoronaryArteries In The Long Term Follow Up OfKawasaki Disease In Mexican Children

160 Arash Shamsian, MDCoronary Artery Aneurysm AssociatedRisk Factors and Prevalence asObserved by Cardiac ComputedTomography Angiography

161 Nasim Sheidaee, MDCoronary Artery Ectasia RelationshipWith Subclinical Atherosclerosis

162 Shuping Tian, MDThe Relationship Between RestingHeart Rate and Severity and Location ofCoronary Artery Stenosis Evaluated byMultidetector Computed Tomography

163 Shuping Tian, MDPredict Value of Post-OperativeCardiovascular Events and Strategy ofPre-Operative Cardiac RiskClassification Based on CT CoronaryAngiography in Elderly Patients withNon-Cardiac Surgery at Intermediate orHigh Risk Degree

164 Song Shou Mao, MDThe Left Ventricular Systolic FunctionCan Be Assessed from Prospective CTAngiography

165 Song Shou Mao, MDPrognostic Application of LeftVentricular Systolic Function, Volumeand Mass in Patients Post-MyocardialInfarction

166 Anuj Mediratta, MDMyocardial Perfusion Abnormalities inPatients with Severe Aortic StenosisUndergoing Transcatheter Aortic ValveReplacement

167 Tatsuya Nishii, MDMyocardial Extracellular VolumeFraction of Interventricular SeptumCorrelated With Body Size: Dual-EnergyComputed Tomographic Study inNormal, Healthy Subjects

168 Francesca Pugliese, MDRelationship Between Stenosis SeverityAnd Dynamic-CT Perfusion ParametersIn Patients With Suspected CoronaryArtery Disease

169 Aaron So, MDUltra Low Dose Quantitative CTMyocardial Perfusion Imaging with anUndersampled Image ReconstructionApproach

170 Julian Wichmann, MDMulti-Center Evaluation Of Relative AndAbsolute Territorial Myocardial BloodFlow In Patients With Coronary ArteryStenosis Undergoing Stress DynamicMyocardial Perfusion CT

171 Takahiro Yokoi, MDFeasibility of Myocardial Blood FlowDerived from Whole Heart DynamicComputed Tomography PerfusionImaging for Detection of FunctionallySignificant Coronary Artery StenosisAssessed by Fractional Flow Reserve

172 Roshan Karki, MDCarotid Plaques And Stenosis DetectedBy CT Angiography Predict IncreasedLength Of Hospital Stay

173 Haruhiko Machida, MDEffective Atomic Number of CoronaryArtery Calcification in Dialysis Patientsby ECG-Gated Single-Source Dual-Energy Coronary CT with Fast kVpSwitching

174 Hyung-Bok Park, MDOptimal Boundary Detection MethodAnd Window Settings For CoronaryAtherosclerotic Plaque VolumeAnalysis In Coronary ComputedTomography Angiography: ComparisonWith Intravascular Ultrasound

175 Jakob Park, MDIntrathoracic Fat Volume And DensityAre Associated With Coronary High-Risk Plaque Features On CTAngiography - Findings From ROMICAT-II

176 Jun-jie Yang, MDPrevious Acute Myocardial InfarctionAccelerates Plaque Progression InNon-Culprit Coronary Lesion DetectedBy Cardiac Computed TomographyAngiography

Poster Session XVIICoronary CTA Acquisition

Protocols & Quality Control IIAbstracts 152-156

Poster Session XVIIIMiscellaneous II

Abstracts 157-165

Poster Session XIXPerfusion/Physiologic

Imaging IIAbstracts 166-171

Poster Session XXImaging II

Abstracts 172-176




177 Kathie Bronson, MS, CRNPMitigation of Heart Rate Accelerationwith Administration of Oral and/orIntravenous Beta-Blockers

178 José Guilherme Cazelli, MDCoronary Computed TomographyAngiography In Heart TransplantedPatients: A Viability Study

179 Song Shou Mao, MDInfluence of Heart Rate on LeftVentricular Volume and SystolicFunction in Patient with CTAngiography

180 Lilia Sierra-Galan, MD, FACC, FSCCTImpact, Safety and Efficacy of a NovelApproach of High-Dose IV EsmololBolus Administered During CCTAAcquisition Just Before Contrast MediaInjection

181 Ming-Ting Wu, MDPrediction of Contrast Medium Bolus-Related Heart Rate Changes During CTCoronary Angiography

182 Andrea Annoni, MDEvaluability Of 80-kv Multi-DetectorComputed Tomography Angiography OfThe Thoracic Aorta Using A Not-Tailored Injection Protocol With LowConcentration Iso-osmolar IodinatedContrast Medium

183 Iksung Cho, MDViability Assessment after ConventionalCoronary Angiography Using a NovelCardiovascular InterventionalTherapeutic Computed Tomography(CVIT-CT) System: Comparison withGross Morphology in a Sub-AcuteInfarct Swine Model

184 Mayil Krishnam, MD,MRCP(UK),FRCR(UK)Reducing Radiation Dose Using aSingle Phase CTA with a Dual-BolusInjection Method and 100KV in PatientsUndergoing EVAR Surveillance

185 Xingzhe Li, MPHEffects of Different Intravenous AccessSites for Power Injection of IodinatedContrast in Computed TomographicAngiography for Thoracic Aorta

186 Withdrawn

187 Dimitris Mitsouras, MDThe Relationship Between theTransluminal Attenuation Gradient(TAG) Measured from Coronary CTAngiography (CTA) and Coronary BloodFlow: Validation in Left- versus Right-Dominant Circulation

188 Edward Passen, MDCardiac and Coronary ComputedTomography Using Less ExpensiveContrast to Not Bust the Budget AlsoWill Not Burst the Catheter

189 Bradley Petek, MDRisk Factor Associations for Post-Contrast Acute Kidney Injury in SuddenCardiac Arrest Survivors

190 Yanguang Shen, MDHigh Pitch Dual-Source Whole Aorta CTAngiography In The Detection OfCoronary Arteries: A Feasibility StudyOf Using Iodixanol270 And 100 Kvp WithIterative Reconstruction

191 Lilia Sierra-Galan, MD, FACC, FSCCTBenefits of Obtaining an "Ideal"Intravenous Access for CCTA.Advantages of Use Ultrasound to GuideDifficult Cases in the Routine ClinicalSetting

192 Xiaoying Wang, MDPreliminary Study Of IterativeReconstruction And 70 Kvp On Run-OffCT Angiography: Personalized ContrastInjection Protocol

193 Teppei Okamura, MDEffect Of A Motion-Correction AlgorithmOn The Diagnostic Performance OfCoronary CT Angiography WithIntermediate Or High Heart Rates

194 Chadi Ayoub, MBBS, FRACPPrevalence of Coronary Artery Diseaseon Coronary Computed Tomography inFrench Canadians Compared to NonFrench Caucasian Canadians

195 Patricia Carrascosa, MD, PhD, FSCCTDiagnostic Performance of Dual EnergyComputed Tomography CoronaryAngiography in Patients withIntermediate to High Likelihood ofCoronary Artery Disease

196 Umaima Fatima, MDCCTA Evaluation Of Coronary StenosisIn Psychiatric Disorders

197 Yang Gao, MDProgression of CoronaryAtherosclerosis by ComputedTomography Angiography in Patientswith Suspected Coronary ArteryDisease

198 Shishir Murarka, MDCoronary Segmental Analysis By CCTAIn Patients With PTSD

199 Luke Seibolt, MDAn Analysis of Extreme Vitamin DDeficiency and Correlation to CoronaryArtery Disease as Seen on Coronary CT

200 Masanari Sugawara, MDInvestigation of Complicated CoronaryArtery Disease in Aortic DiseasePatient Using by SimultaneousComputed Tomography the Aorta andthe Coronary Artery

201 Xu Dai, MDVisual Improvement For 3mm Or LessCoronary Artery Stent Imaging By UsingMonoenergetic Imaging Of Dual-Energy CT

202 Jitsuro Tsukada, MDComparison Of The DiagnosticAccuracy Of FBP, ASiR And MBIRReconstruction During CT AngiographyIn The Evaluation Of a Vessel PhantomWith Calcified Stenosis In a DistalSuperficial Femoral Artery In a CadaverExtremity

203 Ji Young Jung, MDEstimation Of Effective TemporalResolution From High Heart Rate EcgGated Images With A Novel TemporalEnhanced Volume ReconstructionTechnique

204 Anupama Rao, MDDiagnostic Accuracy of a Novel HybridLocal Tomography ImageReconstruction Algorithm for EvaluatingCoronary Arteries with Calcified Plaqueand Stents

205 Carla Thompson, MSA Preliminary Study of Patient-SpecificCardiovascular MDCT Dose Maps andTheir Utility in Estimating Organ andEffective Dose in Obese Patients

206 Marcus Chen, MDUse Of Adaptive Motion Correction ToImprove Temporal Resolution

Poster Session XXICoronary CTA Patient

Preparation and HR ControlAbstracts 177-181

Poster Session XXIIContrast/Injection Protocols

Abstracts 182-192

Poster Session XXIIICTA in Non Acute

Chest PainAbstracts 193-200

Poster Session XXIVNovel Hardware/

TechnologyAbstracts 201-206

207 Andres Carmona-Rubio, MDCarotid Artery Calcifications and High-Risk Carotid Plaques Identified by CTAare Associated with an IncreasedPredisposition for Ischemic Strokes

208 Andy Jong, MDAnalysis Of Extra Cardiac Findings AndUsefulness Of Joint Cardiology/Radiology Reporting In PatientsUndergoing Cardiac Ct For Low RiskChest Pain: 2 Years Data From A UKTeaching Hospital

209 Song Shou Mao, MDAge-Relative Bone Annual Loss RateAssessed By The Thoracic QCT WithAn EKG Gated Heart Scan And Whole-Body DXA: A Comparison StudyBetween The Thoracic QCT And DXAAnd Lumbar QCT

210 Hiren Patel, MDIs It Double Oblique Time WhenMeasuring the Size of the Thoracic Aorta?

Poster Session XXVNon Cardiac Findings

Abstracts 207-210



SCCT2015 | Speakers and Chairs

Suhny Abbara, MD, FSCCTUniversity of Texas SouthwesternMedical CenterDallas, Texas

Stephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTUniversity of ErlangenErlangen, Germany

Arthur S. Agatston, MD, FSCCTBaptist Health of South Florida & MiamiCardiac & Vascular InstituteMiami, Florida

Amir Ahmadi, MDThe University of British ColumbiaVancouver, Canada

Daniele Andreini, MD, FSCCTCentro CardiologicoMilan, Italy

Eric Alexanderson, MDInstituto Nacional de CardiologiaMexico City, Mexico

Dianna Bardo, MD, FSCCTSwedish Neuroscience InstituteSeattle, Washington

Daniel S. Berman, MD, FSCCTCedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California

Marcio Bittencourt, MD, FSCCTUniversity of Sao PauloSchool of Medicine São Paulo, Brazil

Michael Blaha, MD, MPHJohns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, Maryland

Philipp Blanke, MDSt. Paul's HospitalVancouver, Canada

Ron Blankstein, MDBrigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

Kelley R. Branch, MD, MScUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, Washington

Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCTHarbor-UCLATorrance, California

Craig Butler, MD, MScUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, Canada

Tracy Q. Callister, MD, FSCCTTennessee Heart & Vascular InstituteHendersonville, Tennessee

J. Jeffrey Carr, MD, MSc, FSCCTVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee

Patricia Carrascosa, MD, PhD, FSCCTDiagnostico MaipuBuenos Aires, Argentina

Hyuk-Jae Chang, MDSeverance Cardiovascular HospitalSeoul, South Korea

Su-Min Chang, MDThe Methodist Hospital ResearchInstituteHouston, Texas

Marcus Y. Chen, MDNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Maryland

Yeon Hyeon Choe, MDSamsung Medical CenterSeoul, Korea

Andrew Choi, MDMWHC/NIH(NHLBI)Bethesda, Maryland

Byoung Wook Choi, MD, PhDYonsei UniversitySeoul, South Korea

Benjamin J.W. Chow, MD, FSCCTUniversity of Ottawa Heart InstituteOttawa, Canada

Richard Coulden, MDUniversity of Alberta HospitalsAlberta, Canada

Andrew Crean, MD, MRCPToronto General HospitalToronto, Canada

Ricardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCTBaptist Health of South Florida & MiamiCardiac & Vascular InstituteMiami, Florida

Roberto Cury, MDSamaritano Hospital Sao Paulo, Brazil

Tony DeFrance, MD, FSCCTCVCTA Education CenterSan Francisco, California

Milind Y. Desai, MDCleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, Ohio

Damini Dey, PhD, FSCCTCedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California

James Earls, MD, FSCCTFairfax Radiological ConsultantsFairfax, Virginia

Zahi Fayed, MDIcahn School of Medicineat Mount Sinai New York, New York

Maros Ferencik, MD, PhDOregon Health and Science UniversityPortland, Oregon

Gudrun Feuchtner, MDInnsbruck Medical UniversityInnsbruck, Austria

Dominik Fleischmann, MDStanford University School of MedicineStanford, California



Ralph E. Gentry, RT(R) (MR) (CT)William Beaumont HospitalRoyal Oak, Michigan

Richard T. George, Jr, MD, FSCCTJohns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, Maryland

Brian Ghoshhajra, MDMassachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

Martin Hadamitzky, MDDeutsches Herzzentrum MünchenMunich, Germany

Cameron J. Hague, MD University of British Columbia,St. Paul's HospitalVancouver, Canada

Rebecca Hahn, MDColumbia UniversityNew York, New York

Richard Hallett, MDNorthwest Radiology NetworkIndianapolis, Indiana

Christian Hamilton-Craig, MBBS, FSCCTUniversity of QueenslandQueensland, Australia

B. Kelly Han, MD, FSCCTMinneapolis Heart Institute,Children's Heart ClinicMinneapolis, Minnesota

Nicolaj Hansson, MDAarhus University HospitalAarhus, Denmark

Jorg Hausleiter, MDDeutsches Herzzentrum MunchenMunich, Germany

Harvey Hecht, MD, FSCCTLenox Hill Heart & Vascular InstituteNew York, New York

Mark D. Hiatt, MD, MBA, MSRegence BlueCross BlueSheildSalt Lake City, Utah

Kheng-Thye Ho, MD, FSCCT Heart Consultants Pte LtdSingapore, Singapore

Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPHMassachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

Hasan Jilaihawi, MDCedars-Sinai Heart InstituteLos Angeles, California

Afshin Karimi, MD, JD, PHDUC San DiegoLa Jolla, California

Teruhito Kido, MDEhime UniversityJapan

Paul Knaapen, MD, PhDVU University Medical CenterAmsterdam, Netherlands

Brian Ko, MDMonashHEARTCamberwell, VICAustralia

Albert Lardo, PhDJohn Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland

Alexander Leber, MDSunnybrook Schulich Heart CenterToronto, Canada

Ting Yim Lee, PhDLawson Health Research InstituteLondon, OntarioCanada

Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD, FSCCTUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouver, Canada

Gary Liew, MDImaging Associates CardiologyRichmond, Australia

Joao A.C. Lima, MD, FSCCTJohn Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland

Harold Litt, MD, PhDHospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Sheldon Litwin, MD, FSCCTGeorgia Health Sciences UniversityAugusta, Georgia

Vinay Malhotra, MD, FSCCTCardiac Study CenterPuyallup, Washington

Mohamed Marwan, MDUniversity Hospital ErlangenErlangen, Germany

Christopher Maroules, MDUniversity of Texas SouthwesternMedical CenterDallas, Texas

Pál Maurovich-Horvat, MD, PhD, MPH, FSCCTSemmelweis UniversityBudapest, Hungary

Peter McKavanaugh, MDLurgan, United Kingdom

Aloha Meave, MDInstituto Nacional de CardiologiaMexico City, Mexico

James K. Min, MD, FSCCTWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, New York

Sadako Motoyama, MDFujita Health UniversityToyoake, Aichi, Japan

J. Brent Muhlestein, MDIntermountain Medical CenterUniversity of UtahMurray, Utah



Christopher Naoum, MDUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouver, Canada

Khurram Nasir, MD, MPHBaptist Health of South Florida & MiamiCardiac & Vascular InstituteMiami, Florida

Koen Nieman, MD, PhDErasmus MCRotterdam, Netherlands

Cesar Nomura, MDAlbert Einstein - São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil

Gregor Pache, MDUniversity Heart Centre Freiburg -Bad KrozingenFreiburg, Germany

Constantino Pena, MD, FSCCTBaptist Health of South Florida & MiamiCardiac & Vascular InstituteMiami, Florida

Gianluca Pontone, MD, FSCCTCentro Cardiologico MonzinoMilan, Italy

Mark Rabbat, MD, FSCCTLoyola UniversityOak Brook, Illinois

Gilbert L. Raff, MD, FSCCTWilliam Beaumont HospitalRoyal Oak, Michigan

Subha Raman, MDOhio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio

Carlos Rochitte, MDUniversity of Sao PauloSao Paulo, Brazil

Ian Rogers, MD, MPH, FSCCTStanford UniversityStanford, California

Ronen Rubinshtein, MDLady Davis Carmel Medical CenterHaifa, Israel

John Rumberger, MD, PhD, FSCCTPrinceton Longevity CenterPrinceton, New Jersey

Frank Rybicki, MD, PhDThe University of OttawaOttawa, Canada

U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FSCCTMedical University of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina

Annika Schuhbaeck, MDUniversity Hospital ErlangenErlangen, Germany

Michael Shapiro, DO, FSCCTOregon Health & Science UniversityHealthcare ProviderPortland, Oregon

Leslee J. Shaw, PhDEmory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia

Ahamad M. Slim, MD, FSCCTBrooke Army Medical CenterFt. Sam Houston, Texas

Aaron So, MDLawson Health Research InstituteOntario, Canada

Michael Steigner, MDBrigham & Women’s HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

Dustin Thomas, MDBrooke Army Medical CenterFt. Sam Houston, Texas

Gregory Scott Thomas, MD, MPHLong Beach MemorialLong Beach, California

Quynh Truong, MD, MPHWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, New York

Jesus Gustavo Vazquez-Figueroa, MDAtlanta, Georgia

Todd C. Villines, MD, FSCCTWalter Reed Army MedicalBethesda, Maryland

Szilard Voros, MD, FSCCTStony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York

Dee Dee Wang, MDHenry Ford Heart and Vascular InstituteDetroit, Michigan

Wm. Guy Weigold, MD, FSCCTMedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC

Michelle Williams, MD, MBChBUniversity of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Eric Williamson, MDMayo ClinicRochester, Minnesota

Pamela Woodard, MDMallinckrodt Institute RadiolgySt. Louis, Missouri

Ming-Ting Wu, MDKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Armin A. Zadeh, MD, PhD, FSCCTJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland

Jack A. Ziffer, PhD, MD, FSCCTBaptist Health of South Florida & MiamiCardiac & Vascular InstituteMiami, Florida

SCCT2015 | Awards


Young Investigator Awards

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) proudly announces the ninth annual“Toshiba Young Investigator Awards” in cardiovascular computed tomography, provided through thegenerous support of Toshiba Medical Systems.

This year’s finalists are: • Michael K. Cheezum, MD • Yamato Shimomiya, MD• Andrew D. Choi, MD • Richard A. Takx, MD, MSc• Sumbal Janjua, MD

The program is intended to promote the research and writing skills of the trainees, as well as their oralpresentation skills, and may very well provide the catalyst for some trainees to become future thoughtleaders in the field of cardiovascular imaging.

SCCT and Toshiba Medical Systems recognize the importance of supporting the educational developmentof our radiology residents and cardiology fellows.

Outstanding Academic Research (SOAR) AwardsThe Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) proudly announces the ninth annual“SIEMENS Outstanding Academic Research (SOAR) Award” in cardiovascular computed tomography,provided through the generous support of SIEMENS Healthcare. The SOAR award supports the professionaland clinical development of top radiology and cardiology experts.

This year’s finalists are: • Juan C. Montoya, MD • Li Yingna, MD• Matthias Renker, MD • Jiayin Zhang, MD• Shuping Tian, MD

SCCT and SIEMENS Healthcare recognize the importance of supporting the educational development ofour radiology and cardiology experts within the cardiovascular CT community.

Best Abstract AwardThis award is open to all abstracts submitted to the10th Annual Scientific Meeting. A panel of judgeswill review all poster and oral abstract presentationsand select five winners in the categories of clinicaland technical research. No application is necessary.

SCCT will be highlighting Australian and NewZealand technology and research with a specialcollection of abstracts. This award will be presentedto one abstract from the collection. All abstractssubmitted from Australia and New Zealand areeligible. A panel of judges will select a winner fromall Australia and New Zealand poster and oral abstractpresentations. No application is necessary.

ALL Award Winners will be Announced Sunday, July 19 at 11:50am During the CLOSING SESSION

Australia/New ZealandBest Abstract Award

SCCT2015 | Awards


Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention AwardSCCT is pleased to present the Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award to the following individuals. The awardis designed to promote the prevention of death from heart disease by recognizing individuals whose pioneering efforts have savedlives from a leading killer throughout the world, coronary artery disease.

Arthur S. Agatston, MD, FSCCT, FACC | Medical Director, Wellness & PreventionSouth Beach Preventive Cardiology Baptist Health South Florida | Miami FL Dr. Agatston literally “wrote the book” on quantifying coronary calcium as a predictor of heart attack and stroke, with studies initiated at a time when culturallycoronary artery intervention was paramount and prevention of disease was of secondary importance. His visionary work has dramatically improved the practiceof medicine and the lives of millions worldwide.

In partnership with Dr. Warren Janowitz, Dr. Agatston’s work on non-invasive calcium scoring fundamentally changed cardiology and imaging. He is one of thedevelopers of the electron beam tomography scan (EBT) to detect coronary artery disease. Calcium measurements on EBT scans—and, now multi-slice gatedCT examinations are given a numerical value named the "Agatston score," co-developed with Dr. Janowitz. This score is used in clinical practice worldwide.It has been used in virtually all publications in this field. The score has over 600 citations in PubMed, the primary medical research database of manuscripts.

“The South Beach Diet,” Dr. Agatston’s first nonacademic work, provided a groundbreaking prevention message and strategy. He knew that his patients werenot faring well on standard diets, and that there was much more he could do to help them avoid heart attacks and stroke. For many years, Dr. Agatston care-fully studied research about lipids, diets, blood sugar and insulin response. The outcome was “The South Beach Diet .”The word spread, and the result is theworldwide success of “The South Beach Diet” in improving the health of countless millions worldwide. His initial book, and subsequent books dealing with pre-vention, have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.

It is thus fitting that the award founded thanks to Dr. Agatston’s vision and generosity be awarded to him on the Society's tenth anniversary.

Bruce Brundage, MD, FACC | Heart Institute of the Cascades | Bend OR During his distinguished career at UC San Francisco, UCLA and the Heart Institute of the Cascades, Dr. Brundage has become one of the most renownedcardiologists in the world. He has been at the forefront of efforts to advance the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease through rigorous research,pioneering data registries, and large-scale clinical trials. Having served as director of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center cardiac catheterization lab earlier inhis career, Dr. Brundage brought his unique perspective to bear in advancing application of non-invasive CT technology as a critical component of cardiovascularpatient management. He was one of the first investigators to realize the potential power of CT in quantifying coronary atherosclerosis. His efforts were crucialin the early development of CT scanning of the coronary arteries.

Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCT, FACC | Professor of Medicine, UCLA | Endowed Chair of Preventive CardiologyProgram Director, Division of Cardiology | Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute | Los Angeles CA Dr. Budoff is an international leader in development of cardiac CT, including groundbreaking work on the application of calcium scoring to patients at-risk for cardiacevents. He has been principal investigator for numerous large major clinical trials and has authored over 600 scholarly publications. Dr. Budoff is a founding mem-ber and Past President of SCCT. His leadership in the field of coronary artery calcium scanning, both early on recognizing the value of imaging to recognizedisease and evaluate its burden, as well as his ongoing efforts over decades as an innovator and thought leader is widely recognized. He has been one of the mosteffective advocates of the use of coronary calcium scoring, and played a principal role in bringing calcium scanning into the guidelines of the ACC and AHA.His contributions to the literature regarding the value of coronary artery calcium scanning have had a major impact on the use of this method throughout the world.

Tracy Q. Callister, MD, FSCCT | Founder, Tennessee Heart & Vascular Institute, P.C. | Hendersonville TN Dr. Callister is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cardiac CT. In 1984, he formed Tennessee Heart, dedicated to bringing the highest quality careto communities throughout Tennessee. During the ensuing 31 years Dr. Callister has exemplified the highest ideals of dedicated, community-based patient care,having served tens of thousands of patients. His early recognition of the value of CT coronary calcium scanning to detect atherosclerosis and apply it in patientsand then follow the outcomes of these patients form the bedrock to our strategies to prevent coronary artery disease and its progression today. Dr. Callister isa true visionary, whose profound intellect, clinical intuition, generosity, and creativity, when combined with his charisma, have led to his having a profound influ-ence on the development of the field of cardiac CT and its leaders.

Warren Robert Janowitz, MD, JD, FACC | Medical Director and Chief, Nuclear Medicine | Baptist Health System | Radiology Associates of South Florida | Miami FLDr. Janowitz, in partnership with his close friend Dr. Agatston, was a co-developer of calcium scoring for early detection of coronary atherosclerosis. Their workpublished in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in 1990 has become among the most cited articles in medicine. He led research and authoredlandmark articles on cardiac CT, writing or contributing to hundreds of scholarly publications that have shaped the field since its inception. Dr. Janowitz contin-ues to lead development of cardiac CT, regularly lecturing on topics involving cardiovascular diagnosis at national and international meetings. Dr. Janowitz is atrue “Renaissance Man,” having become one of the world’s leading nuclear medicine physicians, an expert on biomedical engineering, board certified in nuclearmedicine and internal medicine, and in his “spare time” earned a J.D. law degree magna cum laude.

Paolo Raggi MD, FSCCT, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FASNC | Chair of Cardiac Research & Director, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute | Edmonton AB Dr. Raggi is an accomplished clinician, researcher and educator, and has contributed greatly to advancement of the field of multi-modality imaging. His clinicalpractice has focused on prevention of coronary artery disease. Dr. Raggi’s research interests are preventive cardiology, surrogate markers and imaging ofatherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease in patients affected by end-stage renal disease. A nationally and internationally recognized clinical investigator,Dr. Raggi’s research has contributed to major advances in the field. Dr. Raggi’s work in establishing the prognostic value of coronary calcium scanning played aprofound role in the acceptance of the method for the earliest detection of coronary artery disease and assessing risk. His work in establishing gender basedpercentiles for a patient’s coronary calcium score became the basis for reporting of calcium studies and recommendations for therapeutic management.

John A. Rumberger, PhD, MD, FSCCT | Director of Cardiac Imaging, The Princeton Longevity Center | Princeton NJ Dr. Rumberger is one of the world’s leading authorities on cardiac and vascular imaging using electron beam computer tomography and CT scanning. He spe-cializes in preventive cardiology and cardiovascular imaging. Formerly, Dr. Rumberger was a clinician and dedicated educator at the University of Iowa and theMayo Clinic, where he became a leader in the development of electron-beam tomography of the heart. During his career he has published nearly 500 scientificpapers. Dr Rumberger’s merging of knowledge of anatomy and pathology of coronary artery disease to the patient care environment (measuring coronarycalcium as an indicator of the presence and severity of disease) provided a crucial foundation for its clinical role. His insight into the practical clinical applicationof coronary calcium scanning had strong impact on the rapid early acceptance of the method as a valuable tool in clinical practice. Dr. Rumberger is creditedwith establishing the categories of coronary plaque burden as measured by the Agatston score which have become the standard for research analysis, guidelines,and patient care recommendations throughout the world.

SCCT2015 | Awards


SCCT Gold Medal AwardInaugurated in the 10th anniversary year, the Gold Medal Award is the highest honor bestowed by SCCTand recognizes outstanding leaders who have made landmark contributions to the field of cardiovascularCT and to the Society. The award recognizes SCCT Fellows who best exemplify leadership and a lifetimecommitment to clinical excellence, research and education. SCCT is deeply honored to present the 2015Gold Medal Award to:

Stephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTSCCT Founder and the Society´s first PresidentStephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCT has been actively involved in research and clinical appli-cations of CT as a cardiac imaging tool since 1993, and performed the first non-invasiveangiograms of the coronary arteries using Electron Beam CT in January 1994. Dr. Achenbachwas elected as the first president (2005-2006) of SCCT, established to be multidisciplinaryand inclusive of cardiologists, radiologists, other scientists and technologists; and com-mitted to promoting excellence in education, research, and clinical application.

Dr. Achenbach graduated from University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School in 1993, where he even-tually became a Professor of Medicine and Vice President of the Department of Cardiology. In 2002/2003,he was a Research Fellow at the Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital. In 2012, he returned to Erlangen as Professor of Medicine and Chairman of theDepartment of Cardiology.

His imaging research encompasses all cardiac applications of computed tomography, with a special focuson coronary angiography, plaque analysis, and the application of CT imaging to interventional cardiology.

Daniel S. Berman, MD, FSCCT | SCCT Founder and Past PresidentDaniel S. Berman, MD, FSCCT, is Chief of Cardiac Imaging and Nuclear Cardiology at theCedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center at Cedars-Sinai, where he is also Medical Director of the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Programand the Biomedical Imaging Research Institute. He is a Professor of Imaging andMedicine at Cedars-Sinai and a Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School ofMedicine at UCLA.

He is a founding member of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography andserved as the Society’s third president in 2008-2009. Dr. Berman’s career has been devoted to clinicalresearch in developing, validating, applying, and assessing noninvasive cardiac imaging methods. With hiscolleagues, he helped develop widely used computer-based quantitative analysis of cardiac imaging methods.

Dr. Berman has authored many manuscripts and book chapters, and edited or co-edited five books.Formerly an associate editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, he sits on the editori-al board of several journals. Dr. Berman received the American College of Cardiology's Gifted TeacherAward in 2000, Cedars-Sinai's Pioneer in Medicine Award in 2010, and in 2012 the Georg Charles deHevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine.


Engage with leaders in the field who are using the latest advancesin cardiovascular CT technology and learn how the technology canmake a difference in your work. Stay for all three presentations andyou have a chance to win a Complimentary Registration forSCCT2016 in Orlando!*This session is not part of the Annual Scientific Meeting program content as designedby the SCCT Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee. SCCT does not provideCME or CE credit for this session*

Novel Technologies is being presented by SCCT’s Diamond Partners:

Friday, July 17th 5:15pm-6:15pm

Speaker:Daniele E. Andreini, MD,

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Speaker:Suhny Abbara, MD, FSCCT

Speaker:J. Jeffrey Carr, MD,

MSc, FSCCT

Novel TechnologiesConversations with the Experts*

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SCCT2015 | Exhibitor List and Floor Plan

Amery Academy CTA Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Bayer Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Diagnostic and InterventionalCardiology (DAIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .611

Edwards Lifesciences, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Elsevier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409

GE Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401

HeartFlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506

Magview Medical Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Medis Medical Imaging Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605

PHILIPS Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

QI Imaging/Ziosoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

SIEMENS Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography . . .307

TeraRecon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .600

Vital, A Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company . . .501

Wolters Kluwer Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

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SCCT2015 | Meeting Floor Plan

The Cosmopolitan of Las VegasLevel 4 Meeting Floor Plan

ROOMKEY

Exhibit Hall | Belmont 2-3, 6-7

General Session | Belmont 4 & 8

Breakout Room 1 | Belmont 1

Breakout Room 2 | Mt. Royal 1

Breakout Room 3 | Mt. Royal 2

Speaker Ready Room | Yaletown 1

SCCT Registration Desk

SCCT EXTENDS A WARM THANK YOU TO ITS 2015 PARTNERSIt is because of the generous support provided by these companies that SCCT is able to represent thecardiovascular computed tomography field globally, provide outstanding member benefits, and deliverexceptional educational products and meetings like SCCT2015.

Show your appreciation by visiting these companies’ booths in the Exhibit Hall

DIAMOND PARTNERSGE Healthcare PHILIPS Healthcare SIEMENS Healthcare

PREMIER PARTNERSToshiba American Medical Systems, Inc. Vital, A Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company

SUSTAINING PARTNERSArineta Ltd. Edwards Lifesciences, LLC. HeartFlow

SCCT2015 | Satellite Symposia* Schedule


Friday, July 17

FFR and Myocardial Revascularization –How Non-invasive FFRCT Will Affect Your Practice

Moderated by: Jonathon Leipsic, MD, FSCCTPresented by: Morton Kern, MD

James K. Min, MD, FSCCTGianluca Pontone, MD, PhD, FSCCT

7:00am-7:50am ROOM: NOLITA 3

Reaching New Heights of Diagnostic Confidence withModel-based IR and Spectral CT

Presented by: Sandra Halliburton, PhD, FSCCTPrabhakar Rajiah, MD


Changing the Cardiology Care Pathway with Revolution™ CTPresented by: Ricardo Cury, MD, FSCCT

Jean-Louis Sablayrolles, MD

12:45pm-1:30pm ROOM: NOLITA 2

Saturday, July 18

An Innovative, Dedicated Cardiovascular CT ScannerPresented by: Ehud Dafni, PhD, CEO and Founder,

Arineta Ltd, Caesarea, IsraelJoseph Pepper, PhD, Chairman and President, Arineta Ltd, San Jose, CA


Coming of Age: 10 Years of the SCCT, 10 Great Cases,and 10 Forcetastic Reasons for Dual Source

Presented by: Stephan Achenbach, MD, FSCCTJonathon Leipsic, MD, FSCCTSuhny Abbara, MD, FSCCTVictor Cheng, MD, FSCCT Jeffrey Carr, MD, MSc, FSCCT

12:15pm-1:00pm ROOM: NOLITA 2

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*Satellite Symposia are not a part of the SCCT program content as designed by the SCCT Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee.SCCT does not provide CME or CE credit for these sessions.

SAVE THE DATE | SCCT2016EARLY-BIRDRegistrationDEADLINEApril 22, 2016:

FOR UPDATEDINFORMATION, VISITwww.scct.org

ABSTRACTSubmission DEADLINEFebruary 26, 2016

11th Annual Scientific Meetingof the Society of Cardiovascular

Computed Tomography

JUNE 23-26, 2016ORLANDO, FLORIDARenaissance OrlandoAT SEA WORLD

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography is accredited by the Accreditation Council forContinuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

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