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Eligibility Requirements for CBCCT Certification

Training/Experience in the Provision of Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) Services

  Radiology Cardiology/ Nuclear Medicine
CCT Training
  • Supervision and/or interpretation of a minimum of 50 contrast cardiac CT exams — excluding those performed exclusively for calcium scoring, completed in the 12 months prior to application for the CBCCT exam, AND

  • Examination in Thoracic CT according to the ACR Guidelines – see links below):
    • If qualified in thoracic as defined by the ACR eligibility criteria, then interpretation of 300 thoracic CT exams in the past 36 months.

    • If not qualified in thoracic as defined by the ACR eligibility criteria, then interpretation of 500 CT exams, including 100 thoracic CT exams in the past 36 months.

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance and Interpretation of Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)

ACR Practice Guideline for Performing and Interpreting Diagnostic Computed Tomography (CT).

Level 2 Training or Equivalent
  • 150 contrast cardiac CT examinations; for 50 of these cases, the applicant must be physically present and be involved in the acquisition and interpretation of the cases, AND

  • Evaluation of 50 non-contrast studies AND

  • If Level 2 was completed more than twelve months from the date of application for the CBCCT exam, then a minimum of fifty contrast CT angiograms are required. These cases must be interpreted in a clinical environment, or interpreted on a workstation in a supervised teaching environment.
    • Individuals who complete a Fellowship or Residency and continue training in an ACGME or AOA accredited program in another specialized area are exempt from the continuing experience requirement (50 cases) for 12 months following completion of the additional training.
    Documentation to
    Verify Training/
    Experience    		 Statement from supervisor/colleague or Program Director, on organizational letterhead, attesting that the applicant:

  • Practices cardiac CT and has completed the required number of cardiac CT exams in the 12 months prior to application for the CBCCT exam, AND

    • has met the ACR eligibility criteria for qualification in thoracic CT and has interpreted 300 thoracic CT exams in the past 36 months, OR

    • has not met the ACR criteria for qualification in thoracic CT and has interpreted 500 CT exam, including 100 thoracic CT exams in the last 36 months.

    		• For Level 2 or Equivalent completed prior to 2005:
    Statement from supervisor/ colleague, on organizational letterhead, attesting that the applicant practices cardiac CT and has completed the required number of cases as outlined above.

    For training completed between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006:
    Course certificates and/or statement from Program Director and/or Course Director on organizational letterhead attesting that applicant has completed a cardiac CT training program and the required number of cases as outlined above.

    For training completed after 1 January, 2007:
    Course certificates and/or statements from Course Directors/Program Directors on organizational letterhead attesting that applicant has fulfilled the ACCF/AHA Level 2 cardiac CT training requirements.

    Multiple statements or course certificates may be necessary to document required training and experience.
    A Verification of Cardiovascular CT Experience Program (Level 2 or 3) letter from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) will be accepted toward partial or full fulfillment of the case requirement as appropriate.

    CBCCT reserves the right to audit documentation of the required cardiac CT examinations. If audited, applicants must provide CBCCT with a cardiac CT case log.

    Under audit of case logs, the following information is required:

    1. Numerical listing of cases including date, and an anonymous identifier
    2. Scan indication
    3. Scan procedure, including type and scope of cardiac CT examination. (e.g. CTA native coronaries; CTA bypass grafts, etc.)
    4. Key findings
    5. Supervisor (must be at least level 2 trained cardiac CT)