Training and Verification Requirements for Interpretation of Cardiac CT and MRI: Expert Panel Narrative Review

Authors

Prabhakar Shantha Rajiah, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Matthew Budoff, Department of Cardiology, Lundquist Institute, Torrance, California, USA.
Brian Ghoshhajra, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Michael F. Morris, Department of Radiology, Banner Health, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Daniel Ocazionez-Trujillo, Department of Radiology, UT Health Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Karen Ordovas, Department of Radiology, UW Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Amit R. Patel, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Virginia, Virginia, USA.
Praveen Ranganath, Department of Radiology, Baylor Health, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Daniel Vargas, Department of Radiology, University of Colorado-School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Pamela K. Woodard, Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, ST. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Andrew D. Choi, Department of Cardiology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-10-2024

Journal

AJR. American journal of roentgenology

DOI

10.2214/AJR.24.31524

Abstract

The use of cardiac CT and MRI is rapidly expanding based on strong evidence from large international trials. The number of physicians competent to interpret cardiac CT and MRI may be unable to keep pace with the increasing demand. Societies and organizations have prescribed training requirements for interpreting cardiac CT and MRI, with recent updates focusing on the increased breadth of competency that is now required due to ongoing imaging advances. In this AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review, we discuss several aspects of cardiac CT and MRI training, focusing on topics that are uncertain or not addressed in existing society statements and guidelines, including determination of competency in different practice types in real-world settings and the impact of artificial intelligence on training and education. The article is intended to guide updates in professional society training requirements and also inform institutional verification processes.

APA Citation

Rajiah, Prabhakar Shantha; Budoff, Matthew; Ghoshhajra, Brian; Morris, Michael F.; Ocazionez-Trujillo, Daniel; Ordovas, Karen; Patel, Amit R.; Ranganath, Praveen; Vargas, Daniel; Woodard, Pamela K.; and Choi, Andrew D., "Training and Verification Requirements for Interpretation of Cardiac CT and MRI: Expert Panel Narrative Review" (2024). GW Authored Works. Paper 5301.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/5301

Department

Medicine