NCT Certification Review & Mock Exam for the Technologist

NCT Certification Review & Mock Exam for the Technologist
Friday, May 1, 2009 - Sunday, May 3, 2009
St. Louis, MO

MEETING SPONSOR:
Society of Nuclear Medicine
1850 Samuel Morse Drive
Reston, VA 20190-5316
(703) 708-9000
FAX (703) 708-9015
Website: http://www.snm.org

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront
315 Chestnut Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-655-1234
Website: http://www.stlouisriverfront.hyatt.com

MEETING BROCHURE:
To view and print the meeting brochure, click here:
http://interactive.snm.org/index.cfm?PageID=7757

MEETING DESCRIPTION:
This program is designed for nuclear medicine technologists with experience in cardiac imaging that are considering sitting for the Nuclear Cardiology Technologist (NCT) certification exam. Attendees will be presented with a review of the NMTCB published Nuclear Cardiology Examination Content Specifications.

Instrumentation, procedures and processing for all aspects of myocardial imaging will be reviewed. Protocol specific details on patient preparation, contra-indications, acquisition and processing parameters for MPI, non-stress myocardial procedures and PET imaging will be presented. There will be a review of the radiopharmaceuticals used in myocardial perfusion imaging, the image acquisition protocols, sequencing of exam components, imaging and acquisition parameters routinely used to obtain quality SPECT studies. Effects of instrumentation, processing techniques and manipulation of images are included. Recognition of imaging artifacts and techniques to eliminate or decrease their impact on image quality will be explained. Nuclear medicine camera system performance and quality assurance indicators that are key to obtaining optimal diagnostic images will be discussed.

Basic coronary anatomy and physiology, as well as cardiac electrophysiology will be reviewed; there will be emphasis on assessment during stress testing, including endpoints, exercise capacity and performance measures. Participants will be able to interpret basic ECG rhythms. Pharmacologic stress agents and protocols will be discussed, including indications, adverse effects, dosing, and medication interactions. Cardiac medications, both therapeutic and acute use will be defined. Patient care, both during the examination and in case of complications will be covered.

The intended result of this course review is an increased success rate for those technologists sitting for the Nuclear Cardiology Specialty Examination.


INSTRUCTORS:
Squires, Farrell, Hyun, Alessi, Grabher

CME HOURS: 15.5

LECTURE TOPICS:
Nuclear Medicine

ACTIVITIES: not listed