The Nuclear Cardiology Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (NCKSAP) is designed for practitioners who are performing nuclear imaging studies and want to increase their competence for certification, recertification, or general practice improvement. Each module is available OnDemand for you to access at your convenience.

Hybrid Imaging, 1st Edition, has a total of 30 multiple-choice questions and includes an answer rationale and references for further studying.

This module will focus on increasing your knowledge and competence about SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging with attenuation correction, important incidental CT findings, localization of radiotracer uptake, and coronary artery calcium scoring.

• Explain the importance of attenuation correction for nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging studies
• Evaluate the CT acquisition requirements for attenuation correction, coronary artery calcium scoring and extracardiac findings
• Describe the added prognostic value of coronary artery calcium in nuclear imaging studies
• Recognize artifacts from attenuation correction such as misregistration and how to correct them
• Identify incidental findings that should not be missed

The overall goal of this module is to increase learners’ knowledge and competence in their ability to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes.