This interactive
CDROM is designed for the health care professional involved
in performing intracoronary ultrasound studies. Diagnostic
and interventional applications are covered in detail.
Educational Objectives
After completing the interactive Intravascular Ultrasound
(IVUS) program, the user will be able to:
- Understand basic concepts of arterial structure, plaque composition
and abnormal arterial variants.
- Identify plaque morphologies in real-time images.
- Perform complex image analyses and measurements, describing
normal and abnormal variants of coronary artery.
- Select various interventional strategies with interactive
outcomes in a realistic setting, based upon image interpretation
made during the use of the program.
Continuing Medical Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance
with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the
joint sponsorship of The Society for Cardiac Angiography and
Interventions (SCAI) and Technology Solutions Group - - Education
Division. The SCAI is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
The Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions designates
this educational activity for a maximum of 37.5 category one
credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each
physician should claim only the credit that he/she actually
spent in the activity.
Senior Editor:
John McB. Hodgson, MD
Associate Editors:
Carlo DiMario, MD
Dietmar Koschyk, MD
Steven Nissen, MD
Peter Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
Gary Mintz, MD
Paul Yock, MD
Producer:
Helen M. SHeehan, RN
System Requirements:
Macintosh: System 7.0 or higher,
color monitor, thousands of colors
Windows:95/NT, SVGA monitor,
thousands of colors, 16 bit audio, 10MB free space on hard
drive.
Click for answers to some Frequently Asked
Questions
Click to learn more about using the Interactive
IVUS Teaching disk in your Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. |