title: Blueprint of the certification examination in cardiovascular computed tomography.
abstract: Physician certification is critical in all areas of cardiovascular imaging to assure optimal performance and interpretation of quality studies for patient diagnosis and management. This is especially important in the field of cardiovascular computed tomography where practitioners have varied training and expertise that may not cover the full range of skills in the technical, image interpretative and clinical application of the results for patient management. The Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography was developed to test the minimal level of competence of physicians performing cardiovascular computed tomography. In this article, the process of defining the content areas, determining candidate eligibility and the process of examination development and testing will be defined.
authors.affiliation: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, Starr Pavilion, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Suhny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbara
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Dawn M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Edgertond
authors.forename: Myron C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gerson
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halliburton
authors.forename: Jerome L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hines
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lesser
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lennond
authors.forename: Allen J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: L Samuel
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wann
authors.forename: Jack A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ziffer
authors.forename: Manuel D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cerqueira
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States