Cardiac and Pulmonary Radiology

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Self-Study Continuing Medical Education

Individualized Traineeships in Radiology

Cardiac and Pulmonary Radiology

Sponsored & Made Available by:

The Department of Radiology

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, Iowa

Location:

3970 John Pappajohn Pavilion (JPP)

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

200 Hawkins Drive

Iowa City, Iowa

General Information

Purpose and Intended Audience: To provide practicing radiologists the opportunity to actively participate in the interpretation of a wide variety of pulmonary and cardiac images including plain films, intensive care radiographs, spiral CT and Cardiac CT studies. Participants will gain greater exposure to studies such as Spiral CT pulmonary embolism studies, ECG – gated cardiac

CT exams and Coronary artery CT angiograms. The participant may also have the opportunity to observe CT guided biopsies.

Overall Learner Objectives: Upon completing the traineeship, participants should be able to

1.

Learn to protocol different cardiac and pulmonary CT exams

2.

Demonstrate their familiarity with intensive care imaging.

3.

Participate in the set up and acquisition of CT angiograms of the coronary arteries.

4.

Over-read PE studies, coronary artery CTA and calcium studies, and intracardiac thrombi

CT exams.

Traineeship Director

Brad H. Thompson, MD

Associate Professor

Director of Diagnostic Imaging

Chief of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Radiology

Traineeship Faculty

Archana Laroia, MD

Brian Mullan, MD

John Newell, MD

Brad Thompson, MD

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