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COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=#666666 size=3 face="Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24pt" color=#000000 size=6 face="Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">October 2010</SPAN><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD width="100%" align=left> <TABLE style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#999999> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=1 align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A name=LETTER.BLOCK10> <TABLE style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" id=content_LETTER.BLOCK10 class=ArticleBorder tabIndex=0 border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,102,153); FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><B>CEO Update<BR></B></DIV><IMG border=0 name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.25 hspace=5 vspace=5 align=right src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs027/1101901294184/img/25.jpg" width=80 height=100> <P style="FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><B><BR><B>The Way Ahead<BR></B></B></P> <P style="FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">By Tanya Tolpegin, CAE</SPAN></P> <P style="FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SCCT CEO</SPAN></P> <P style="FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><BR></P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Fall is a time of changes, and you may have noticed the newsletter changing subtly over the past few months.&nbsp; In order to best keep the SCCT membership informed, we have been adapted our newsletter, one of our primary communication outlets, with an updated format and new informational sections. </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The "SCCT in the News" section focuses on public relations activities and recent news updates pertinent to SCCT and its members - Did you catch the mention of SCCT's Annual Meeting in the <EM>Journal of Thoracic Imaging</EM> blog? If not, we've got you covered. Maybe you've been on vacation - and didn't get a chance to read some of the SCCT email blasts that showed up in your inbox. We've kept them safe for you, and archived them in the <A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;et=1103828408149&amp;s=0&amp;e=001t9ogwrPkMRQQ6Wu3muIkxltJIM7JoLVWSw_D1OFJM6fs_3zv8IEylkNnoyBQ3cFZH6DiaZfwDHQK1DioF-Hoh-THP7795imsQ6oIYPq8zqrF6W4Bzv_k_L95eYBfDSc867Uu0SACdRc=" shape=rect target=_blank>Press Room</A> section of our website as well.&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SCCT intends to use this newsletter section to continue to work with its associated groups and societies - to not only publish reviews where SCCT is mentioned, but also link the membership to the latest buzz. <BR><BR>We have also launched a new section called "SCCT Committee Update." As you may know, SCCT's committees cover a wide range of topics, and are truly the foundation upon which the Society grows.&nbsp; Many of our members have generously given their time and effort to either chair or participate on committees; we are deeply thankful to our members who not only volunteer their time, but often come forward of their own accord with ideas and suggestions. This dedication is both gratifying and necessary for SCCT to continue as a leader in the field.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The "SCCT Committee Update" section will keep members abreast of current committee activities, so that not only can you be aware of what your fellow physicians, researchers, technicians, and nurses are working on, you may notice a committee where you might be interested in making a future contribution.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></SPAN>After careful discussion and review of feedback gathered from the membership, the Executive Board approved several new committees, confirmed the continued participation of many previous committee members, and invited a large number of new members and chairs for both the new and existing committees. A fresh infusion of experts in the field keeps our committees active and moving forward with new projects and educational efforts for the field of cardiovascular CT.</SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">During this season of change, don't forget to renew your SCCT membership for 2011. Renewing now will ensure you don't miss out on any of the high-value benefits SCCT has to offer. Please click <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.4bbd56dab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netforumondemand.com%2Feweb%2Fshopping%2Fshopping.aspx%3Fsite%3Dscct%26cart%3D0%26shopsearch%3D%26shopsearchCat%3DMembership" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">here</A> to renew your membership online.</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&nbsp;</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As always, if you have any questions, the SCCT staff would be happy to help: please contact us at info@scct.org. Thank you for your membership, and your support of SCCT!</SPAN> <BR><BR><BR></IMG></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#999999> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=1 align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A name=LETTER.BLOCK32> <TABLE style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" id=content_LETTER.BLOCK32 class=ArticleBorder border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,153)"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SCCT in the News</SPAN></SPAN></P><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Collaborates on Update to the Cardiac CT Appropriate Use Criteria</STRONG></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Vienna, VA (October 25, 2010) - The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) collaborates with the American College of Cardiology Foundation and other societies on the update to the Cardiac CT Appropriate Use Criteria. <BR></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Click <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.5jovubeab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scct.org%2Fpressroom%2Fpr_102510.pdf" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">here</A> to read the full press release.&nbsp; <BR></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG><BR></STRONG></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Past President, Daniel S. Berman, M.D., FSCCT, Receives the "Pioneer in Medicine" Award</STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Vienna, VA (October 21, 2010) - SCCT Past President, Daniel S. Berman, M.D., FSCCT receives The Pioneer in Medicine Award from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Berman received the award for his significant contributions to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the medical community through his research and teachings. He is currently the Director of Cardiac Imaging at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Click <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.4jovubeab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scct.org%2Fpressroom%2Fpr_102110.pdf" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">here </A>to read the full press release.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Technologist Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) </STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Vienna, VA (October 15, 2010) - The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) announces the appointment of Technologist, Ralph Gentry, RT(R)(MR)(CT),&nbsp; to the SCCT Board of Directors.&nbsp;&nbsp; The announcement was made official at the SCCT 5th Annual Scientific Meeting, recently held in Las Vegas, NV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Click <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.akovubeab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scct.org%2Fpressroom%2Fpr_101510.pdf" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">here</A> to read the full press release.</SPAN><BR><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Highlights of the SCCT Meeting, as Posted on the <EM>Journal of Thoracic Imaging</EM> Blog </STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Society for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), which held its 5th Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, last July, had a record number of attendees... An overarching theme of the meeting was radiation dose, spanning from the opening session to several dedicated dose management sessions to featured scientific abstract sessions.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Click <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.bkovubeab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.lww.com%2Fthoracicimaging%2Fblog%2FJTIBlog%2Fpages%2Fpost.aspx%3FPostID%3D37" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">here</A> to view the full entry at the <EM>Journal of Thoracic Imaging</EM> Blog. The site covers current events in cardiopulmonary radiology, updates about the journal's web site features, and links to other web sites of interest to cardiopulmonary radiologists.</SPAN><BR><BR></P></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#999999> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=1 align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A name=LETTER.BLOCK12> <TABLE style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" id=content_LETTER.BLOCK12 class=ArticleBorder tabIndex=0 border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" color=#000000 size=4 face="Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,102,153); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">International Regional Committee Update</SPAN><BR></FONT></DIV> <P style="FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG><BR></STRONG></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> <P style="FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) IRC</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists meeting was held in Perth on October 14-17, with a major cardiovascular CT component, including workshops. Please visit <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.6svobndab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ranzcr2010.com" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">http://www.ranzcr2010.com/</A> for more information.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Australian IRC is moving forward after the success of the Cardiac Society of Australia-New Zealand (CSANZ) meeting, with Dr. James Min, FSCCT, as keynote speaker in August 2010. The committee is planning a two-day CT meeting with Australia-NZ Endovascular Therapies (ANZET) and the CSANZ meeting for 2011 in Perth.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">For more information, please visit <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.ckovubeab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anzet.com.au" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">http://www.anzet.com.au </A>and <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.ekovubeab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2F%2520www.csanz2011.com" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">http:// www.csanz2011.com</A> </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Brazil IRC</STRONG> </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Brazilian IRC is currently working to increase the numbers of Brazilian members at SCCT with a membership benefit letter scheduled to be sent out to radiologists and cardiologists who are working on the field.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The group is also planning the first SCCT Brazil IRC meeting, to be held in August 2011. SCCT Brazil is glad to have the support of SCCT with one international speaker.&nbsp; Further information will be posted to the SCCT website, www.scct.org, as made available.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Latin America IRC</STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Latin American International Regional Committee held its first Annual Meeting at the International Course of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Cardiac PET. This took place on October 21- 22, 2010, at the National University of Mexico in Mexico City. The course covered every aspect related to coronary CT, including: basic concepts of acquisition, processing, and analysis of CT images, selection of the patient, identification and characterization of normal and pathological coronary arteries obtained by coronary CTA, correct interpretation and adequate report elaboration of a coronary CTA, highlight the importance and correlation of anatomical and functional information offered by the hybrid PET/CT appropriateness criteria for realizing CTA, among others.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The lectures reviewed methodical fundamentals and clinical application. The course offered workstations operated by the invited faculty. An important objective of the course was consolidating the Latin-American International Regional Committee of the SCCT, by realizing the First Meeting of this recently formed Committee.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Many expert SCCT faculty spoke at the meeting, including professors from Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Mexico and Venezuela. Dr. Allen J. Taylor and Dr. Suhny Abbara, founding members of the organization and current SCCT Board of Director members, also lectured.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">For more program information, please visit the SCCT website: </SPAN><A style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.vi8xp4cab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scct.org%2Firc%2Findex.cfm" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">http://www.scct.org/irc/index.cfm</A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Japan IRC</STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The 4th Annual Meeting of Japan Regional Committee of SCCT was successfully held at Tokyo Conference Center Shinagawa, Tokyo on September 4, 2010. The meeting had 284 attendees including 133 cardiologists and radiologists, 111 co-medicals, and 40 from industrial companies.</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The program featured high quality talks and discussions including two symposia, general oral sessions, reports from SCCT Board members and lectures by two distinguished guest speakers from SCCT, Dr. Frank J. Rybicki and Dr. Tony DeFrance, FSCCT.</SPAN><BR>&nbsp;<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">In the first symposium, radiology technicians, radiologists and cardiologists gave talks from individual point of view in terms of providing high quality images, important points in interpretation of coronary artery stenosis on coronary CTA and how to apply CT data to therapeutic decision making. The second symposium featured explanations and discussion of three major cardiac CT guidelines. The important points of these guidelines were summarized, with discussion on how to exploit these cardiac CT guidelines in the clinical practice.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Committee also introduced an educational project they have been working on, which consisted of a new, web-based learning system with 650 cases in the database. In each case, a set of question and answer are prepared and can be accessed online as a unique education system.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">A special report from the 4th Annual Meeting of Japan Regional Committee of SCCT by guest speaker Dr. Frank J. Rybicki and committee chair Dr. Sachio Kuribayashi will be published in the upcoming issue of the <EM>International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging</EM>. The next meeting is scheduled to be held on September 10, 2011, in Shinagawa, Tokyo.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">For more program information and pictures, please visit the SCCT website: </SPAN><A style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.vi8xp4cab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scct.org%2Firc%2Findex.cfm" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">http://www.scct.org/irc/index.cfm</A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Middle East IRC</STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Middle East Regional Committee participated in the First Eastern Mediterranean Congress on Cardiovascular Prevention, Oct 21-23, Beit El Tabib. This meeting was worth 15 EBAC Credits and covered many cardiovascular topics relevant to the membership.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">For more program information, please visit the SCCT website: </SPAN><A style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.vi8xp4cab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scct.org%2Firc%2Findex.cfm" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">http://www.scct.org/irc/index.cfm</A><BR></P><BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#999999> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=1 align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A name=LETTER.BLOCK39> <TABLE style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" id=content_LETTER.BLOCK39 class=ArticleBorder border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" color=#000000 size=4 face="Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,102,153)"><B><STRONG>SCCT Committee Update<BR><BR></STRONG></B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SCCT committees are the backbone of the Society and it is through our membership's generous donation of volunteer time and service that ensures SCCT remains the standard of excellence in cardiovascular CT. In September, the SCCT Executive Board approved several new committees and invited new members and chairs to many of our existing groups.&nbsp;&nbsp; For a listing of all SCCT Committees and Chairs please click <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.fkovubeab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.constantcontact.com%2Fdoc202%2F1101901294184%2Fdoc%2FTWgowsVIX6CcEOU7.pdf" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="document" track="on" ref="ACCOUNT.DOCUMENT.120">here</A>. Below is a listing of recent committee accomplishments.&nbsp; <BR></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Research and Clinical Trials Committee</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chairs - Daniel Berman, MD, FSCCT,&nbsp; Szilard Voros, MD, FSCCT</SPAN> <UL> <LI style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The committee recently reviewed and approved a brief Cardiac CT Field of View survey that was disseminated to the SCCT membership.</LI></UL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>International sub-committee</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chairs - Stephan Achenbach,MD, FSCCT, Ricardo Cury, MD, FSCCT</SPAN> <UL> <LI style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Canada and Southeast Asia are working towards International Regional Committee status. <LI style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Japan International Regional Committee recently held a meeting on September 4, 2010 with 289 attendees. <LI style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Middle East Regional Committee participated in the First Eastern Mediterranean Congress on Cardiovascular Prevention, Oct 21-23, Beit El Tabib. <LI style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Latin American International Regional Committee held its first Annual Meeting at the International Course of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Cardiac PET. This took place on October 21- 22, 2010, at the National University of Mexico in Mexico City. </SPAN><BR></LI></UL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Publications and Statements Committee</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Chair - Daniel Berman, MD, FSCCT&nbsp; </SPAN><BR> <UL> <LI style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The committee has prepared endorsement of 2010 ACC CCT Appropriate Use Criteria.</LI></UL></FONT></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999999; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#999999> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=1 align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A name=LETTER.BLOCK22> <TABLE style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px" id=content_LETTER.BLOCK22 class=ArticleBorder border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#333333 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; COLOR: rgb(51,102,153); FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><STRONG>Upcoming Events</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><EM>Please make note of the following dates and deadlines.&nbsp; </EM><BR><BR><STRONG>December 11-12, 2010, CTA Academy,&nbsp; Los Angeles, California</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">CTA Academy - Hands-on Training in Coronary CT Angiography for Intermediate/Advanced Users</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Location: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute - Los Angeles, California</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Course Directors: Wm. Guy Weigold, MD, FSCCT and Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FSCCT </SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Workstations/Sponsor: GE Healthcare</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Registration: Click <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.gf5645dab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fnetforum.avectra.com%2Feweb%2FDynamicPage.aspx%3FSite%3DSCCT%26WebCode%3DEventDetail%26evt_key%3Df22549d5-6b1a-4c3b-85f5-f293df2df78a" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">here</A></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>December 17, 2010</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Cardiac CT Certificate of Advanced Proficiency (CoAP) Examination </SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The ACR is pleased to offer qualified physicians the Cardiac CT Certificate of Advanced Proficiency (CoAP) Examination. For more information please visit www.acr.org.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>July 13-14, 2011 - 4th Annual Cardiovascular CT Board Review Course</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hyatt Regency Denver, Colorado</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The 4th Annual Cardiovascular CT Board Review Course will be a rigorous and comprehensive review of all aspects of cardiovascular CT principles, methodologies, and clinical practice.&nbsp; Click <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=it95ghcab&amp;t=yytjxaeab.0.gkovubeab.it95ghcab.1629&amp;ts=S0549&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scct.org%2Fboardreview%2F3rd%2Ffees.cfm" shape=rect target=_blank linktype="link" track="on">here </A>to register today! </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>July 14-17, 2011 - Save the Date! SCCT2011&nbsp; </STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hyatt Regency Denver, Colorado</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SCCT2011 covers completely new topics and is the only meeting devoted exclusively to cardiovascular CT.&nbsp;&nbsp; This program will provide timely information on the technical principles, methods, clinical results, potential applications and limitations of cardiovascular CT and will update attendees with the most recent scientific data in the field. 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