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Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the May – June 2026 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Jonathan Weir-McCall, MBChB, FRCR PhD, FSCCT; Shihab Sarwar, MD and Alan Rozanski, MD. Fractional flow reserve in coronary computed tomography angiography: An expert consensus document of the society of cardiovascular computed tomography (SCCT) and the society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions (SCAI). Endorsed by the American college of cardiology (ACC) Cardiac Computed Tomography Imaging Findings and Perivascular Adipose Tissue Fat Attenuation Index in Patients with Systemic Vasculitis Temporal Trends in the Clinical Utilization of Cardiac Imaging Tests: 2008-2024 Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the May – June 2026 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Yipu Ding, MD and Tom Semple, MDres, FRCR, MBBS, BSc. Matching the protocol to the clinical question in pediatric coronary CT - one size doesn’t have to fit all Importance of Coronary Artery Lumen Size in the Relationship Between Coronary Artery Plaque and Vessel-Specific Ischemia: A Post Hoc Analysis of CREDENCE and PACIFIC-1Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the March – April 2026 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Gemma Figtree, MD; Michael Gray, MPH and Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid, MBBS, PhD, FRACP. This episode will explore: Disproportionate Atherosclerotic Burden in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Participants without Standard Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Feasibility and Utility of Anatomical and Physiological Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease with Cardiac CT in Severe Aortic Stenosis (FUTURE-AS Registry) Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the January – February 2026 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Ashish Manohar, PhD and Hatem Alkadhi, MD, MPH. This episode will explore: Cardiac CT Fractal Analysis of LV Noncompaction and Common Cardiomyopathies Diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography to diagnose acute spontaneous coronary artery dissection Support the show

Host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT is joined by guest-host Anjali Chelliah, MD, FSCCT as they discuss CT for Congenital Heart Disease through conversations with Jennifer Cohen, MD; Sunil Ghelani, MD, FSCCT and Kanwal Farooqi, MD. This episode will explore: Comparison of Single-source Cardiac CT and CMR Quantified Ventricular Volumes and Function in Congenital Heart Disease Rapid Growth of CT Utilization Compared to MRI and Echocardiography in Imaging for Congenital Heart Diseases: A Multicenter Analysis Association of Lower Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Values with High Risk Anatomic Characteristics in Pediatric Patients with Anomalous Coronary Arteries Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the September – October 2025 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Dan Berman, MD, MSCCT and Dmitrij Kravchenko, MD, BSc. This episode will explore: Roadmap Analysis for Coronary Artery Stenosis Detection and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prediction in Cardiac CT for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Automated Coronary Analysis in Ultrahigh-Spatial Resolution Photon-Counting Detector CT Angiography: Clinical Validation and Intra-individual Comparison with Energy-Integrating Detector CT Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the July – August 2025 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, FSCCT; Ahmad El yaman, MD; Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD, MS; Kashif Shaikh, MD and Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid, MBBS, PhD, FRACP. This episode will explore: Geographical Distribution and Accessibility to Cardiac CT Readers in the United States: A Snapshot from the 2022 Medicare Analysis CT Derived Fractional Flow Reserve: Part 1 – Comprehensive Review of MethodologiesCT Derived Fractional Flow Reserve: Part 2 – Critical Appraisal of the Literature Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the May – June2025 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Borek Foldyna, MD, FSCCT; Ming-Yen Ng, MBBS, FRCR, FSCCT; Daisuke Kinoshita, MD; Muhammad Taha Hagar, MD and Philipp Arnold, MD.  This episode will explore: Air pollution, coronary artery disease, and cardiovascular events:  Insights from the PROMISE trialUsing Cardiac CT to Clarify the Relationship between Air Pollution and AtherosclerosisPerformance of Large Language Models for CAD-RADS 2.0 classification derived from Cardiac CT reportsHigh-risk Plaque Features and Perivascular Inflammation Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the March – April 2025 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Jonathan Weir McCall, MBChB, PhD, FRCR, FSCCT; Tilman Emrich, MD; Akos Varga-Szemes, MD, PhD; Emese Zsarnoczay, MD; David Wilson, PhD and Juhwan Lee, PhD .  This episode will explore: A new business paradigm to make coronary CT angiography (CCTA) accessible to allPredicting Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using AI-Based Fully Automated Left Atrioventricular Coupling IndexPrediction of obstructive coronary artery disease using coronary calcification and epicardial adipose tissue assessments from CT calcium scoring scansSupport the show

Host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT is joined by Ed Nicol, MD, MBA, MSCCT; Ahmad Slim, MD, FSCCT and Jonathon Leipsic, DM, FRCPC, MSCCT to discuss the special focus issue of JCCT on the business aspects of cardiac CT.  This special focus issue is dedicated to the economic and logistical aspects of running a cardiac CT program and covers a wide range of topics including: - evolving practice models or settings - studies of efficacy and efficiencies in practice and protocols - innovations in training and team-building - data-driven practice expansion - integrations of cardiac CT across the care spectrum - business case studies that feature analyses, site comparisons, pro forma application examples, etc. Read the full issue Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD; Prashant Nagpal, MD, FSCCT; Jill Jacobs, MD, MS-HQSM, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the November – December 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Michelle Williams, MBChB, PhD, FSCCT; Maria Hauge, MD and Takayuki Niida, MD.  This episode will explore: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CCT): A White Paper of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Aortic dimensions in women with previous pre-eclampsia Differences in total plaque burden between plaque rupture and plaque erosion: A combined computed tomography angiography and optical coherence tomography study Support the show

Join hosts Nidhi Madan, MD and guest hosts Anjali Chelliah, MD, FSCCT and Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the September – October 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Gareth Morgan, MD; Yoshinobu Onuma, MD, PhD; Ashton Sequeira, MD and Shone Almedia, MD.  This episode will explore: Computed tomography-derived normative values and z-scores of the pulmonary valve annulus and sino-tubular junction in the pediatric populationCardiac computed tomography-derived coronary artery volume to myocardial mass in patients with severe coronary artery diseaseUnlocking the Gates: Uptake of Cardiac CT and Barriers to Wider Adoption Among Primary Care ProvidersSupport the show

Join host Anna Reid, MD, FSCCT and guest host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the July – August 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Morteza Naghavi, MD and Abdul Ihdayhid, MBBS, PhD, FRACP.  This episode will explore: AI-Enabled Cardiac Chambers Volumetry in Coronary Calcium Scans (AI-CAC) Predicts Heart Failure and Outperforms NT-proBNP: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Cardiac Computed Tomography Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Support the show

Join hosts Anjali Chelliah, MD, FSCCT, Anna Reid, MD, FSCCT and guest host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as they take a deep dive into featured articles in the May – June 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our hosts chat with Dr. Ed Nicol; Dr. Anjali Chelliah and Dr. Dan Jones.  This episode will explore: SCCT delivering high quality education globally: Reflections, thanks, and a call to arms. but of courseTrends in Cardiac CT Utilization for Patients with Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: A Multicenter Survey StudyThe effect of CTCA guided selective invasive graft assessment on coronary angiographic parameters and outcomes: insights from the BYPASS-CTCA Trial Support the show

Join guest host Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into featured articles in the January – February 2024 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Our host chats with Dr. Lavinia Gabara, Dr. Kakuya Kitagawa and Dr. Armin Zadeh. This episode will explore: Derivation and validation of a novel Functional FFRCT Score incorporating the burden of coronary stenosis severity and flow impairment to predict clinical events Myocardial late enhancement and extracellular volume with single-energy, dual-energy, and photon-counting computed tomography Will GPT-Chat replace the Manuscript Review Process?Support the show