BSCI/BSCCT webinars

We host a monthly webinar series exploring hot topics in cardiac imaging, along with practical tips and tricks from leading experts.

These are available for all members of the BSCI/BSCCT. Click here to see how to become a member.

Members will receive an email with the registration link and once registered, will be sent the webinar link.

The Webinars are organised by co-lead Dr Samer Alabed and Trainee Committee members Dr John Gabry and Dr Shruti Joshi.

Recordings of these webinars will be available to members on the Moodle platform.

Next session:

Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 6-7pm, via Teams

Photon Counting CT – what’s different to “normal” CTCA

Prof Charis Antoniades

Register HERE.

Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 6-7pm, via Teams

Imaging of the Mitral and Truicuspid valves, with a view to intervention

Dr Bobby Agrawal

Details to follow soon

Previous Sessions

Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 6-7pm, via Teams

Lessons from SCOT-HEART: trials, tribulations and transformations

Prof. David Newby

Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 6-7pm, via Teams

Role of Cardiac CT in Asymptomatic people – Current evidence and Practice Suggestions

Dr Tarun Mittal

Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 6-7pm, via Teams

Radiation Dose in Cardiac CT – feedback from the BSCI national dose audit and guidance on dose optimisation

Dr Andy Singh

Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 6-7pm, via Teams

Imaging cardiac implantable electronic devices and associated complications with Xray and CT

Dr Giulia Benedetti

Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 6-7pm, via Teams

ECG-Gated CT in Acute Aortopathy

Dr Katharine Tweed is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, with specialist expertise in advanced thoracic and cardiac imaging.

Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 6-7pm, via Teams

Cardiac imaging in paediatric patients

Dr Tom Semple is a Paediatric and Cardiothoracic Radiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital and is the clinical lead for congenital cardiac computed tomography (CT), Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Tuesday, 16th April 2024, 5-6pm

Title: ‘Radionuclide cardiac imaging in CAD and beyond’

Dr Parthiban Arumugam, Clinical Director, Nuclear Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Learning objectives:

To understand the basic principles of radionuclide imaging, tracers and image acquisition/reconstruction
To understand appropriate patient selection for radionuclide CAD imaging
To understand appropriate patient selection for cardiac infection/inflammation imaging

This webinar provides 1 CPD credit in accordance with the CPD Scheme of The Royal College of Radiologists. Certificates will be provided to BSCI/BSCCT members on completion of the post webinar online evaluation form.

Wednesday, 20th December 2023, 5pm

Pre-intervention and intra-procedural mitral valve imaging

Dr Jim Newton, Consultant Cardiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Tuesday, 11th July 2023, 5pm to 6pm

Will Photon counting CT transform cardiovascular care (or is it just a shiny new toy?)

Dr Jamie Kitt, Consultant Cardiologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and Dr Chrysovalantou Nikolaidou, Consultant Cardiologist, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Learning Outcome:

Understand the principles of photon counting CT
Real world experience of applying it at Oxford
Tips and tricks to get the most out of the scanner
Application of novel technology within NHS practice and the remit of NICE guidance.

Thursday, 18th May 2023, 6pm to 7pm

Imaging Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

Dr Anna Kydd, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Papworth Hospital

Learning Objectives:

Describe the pathophysiology of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV)
Consider the rationale for screening in this patient group and review some of the imaging considerations following heart transplantation
Discuss the role of both invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities and their emerging role in screening for CAV

Tuesday, 18th April 2023, 5pm to 6pm

Imaging in pregnancy

Dr Catriona Bhagra, Consultant Cardiologist, Addenbrookes Hospital and Royal Papworth Hospital

Learning Objectives:

Describe the cardiovascular structural and functional adaptions to pregnancy, and how this impacts upon normal values in pregnancy
Review the advantages and disadvantages of the 4 main imaging modalities used in pregnancy (TTE, cMRI, CT and TOE)
Outline the risks of fetal exposure to ionizing radiation, and steps to minimise this risk

Wednesday, 22nd March 2023, 5pm to 6pm

The role of imaging in dilated cardiomyopathy

Dr Paz (Upasana) Tayal, MRC Clinician Scientist, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Brompton Hospital, London

Learning objectives

Outline the approaches to cardiomyopathy classification
Describe the key CMR imaging findings in genetic and non genetic forms of dilated cardiomyopathy
Discuss the role of cardiac imaging in dilated cardiomyopathy risk stratification

Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5pm to 6pm

CT for planning transcatheter Mitral valve procedures

Dr Saeed Mirsadraee, Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, and Honorary Senior Lecturer Imperial College London

Learning objectives

Learn about the approach to image acquisition for mitral valve work-up
Understand the role of CT in assessing the valve, annulus and ventricle for device work-up
Learn about markers of procedural risk

Tuesday, 14th June 2022, 5pm to 6pm

Topic: Imaging inflammation in the cardiovascular system

Dr Jason Tarkin

Learning objectives

Learn about the role of PET imaging of inflammation in atherosclerosis and post-ischemic myocardial injury
Learn about the use of PET imaging in large vessel vasculitis
Understand the challenges and limitations of FDG imaging for these research and clinical applications
Learn about emerging novel PET tracers for imaging inflammation in these cardiovascular diseases

Tuesday, 17th May 2022, 5pm to 6pm

Topic: Imaging coronary plaque- time for a new paradigm

Dr Marc Dweck

Learning outcomes:

Understand the association between coronary plaque assessments with future acute coronary syndromes
Understand how treatments focused on coronary plaque improve cardiovascular outcomes
Understand the limitations of the ischaemia based paradigm for coronary artery disease
Understand how modern imaging can quantify and phenotype coronary plaque.

Tuesday, 19th April 2022, 5pm to 6pm

Coronary CT on the Frontline in ED

Dr Alastair Moss

Identify patients who may benefit from coronary CTA work-up in the acute setting
Understand how CTA fits into the modern diagnostic pathway in the era of high sensitivity troponin
Increased awareness of current literature and understanding of gaps and limitations

This webinar provides 1 CPD credits in accordance with the CPD Scheme of The Royal College of Radiologists. Certificates will be provided to BSCI/BSCCT members on completion of the post webinar online evaluation form.

Wednesday, 16th March 2022, 5pm to 6pm

Diagnostic performance and pitfalls of CT-FFR

Dr Timothy Fairbairn

Learning objectives

Understand the principles and different methodologies of CT FFR analysis
Understand the clinical indications for CT FFR
Increased awareness of the benefits of and potential pitfalls of CT FFR versus other techniques
Improve awareness of how to integrate the technology into a clinical pathway

Wednesday, 16th February 2022, 5pm to 6pm

HALT, HAM, PVL, NGGYU – Untangling post-TAVI imaging and terminology

Dr Jonathan Weir-McCall

Learning outcomes:

Understand the approaches to CT of the post TAVI patient.
Develop a comprehensive assessment of the anatomy and function of TAVI devices post implantation
Maximise the information yield from the CTA to help guide subsequent management and intervention.

Tuesday, 18th January 2022, 5pm to 6pm

What went wrong and how do we avoid it next time?

Dr James Shambrook, BSCI/BSCCT President

Learning objectives

Understand the role of imaging learning and event meetings as part of good governance.
Respecting the anonymous process to facilitate learning from events, avoiding judgement.
Acknowledging mistakes do happen but with review and reflection this can improve practice.

Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 5pm to 6pm

The use of CMR for the assessment of ischaemia and ischaemic cardiomyopathy

Dr Bobby Agrawal

Learning outcomes:

To understand the different methods of assessing myocardial ischaemia and viability with CMR
Gain an overview of some of the controversies in ischaemia imaging
Introduce potential new methods of ischaemia assessment.

Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 5pm to 6pm

SCOT-HEART- What’s new?

Dr Michelle Williams

Learning points:

Background to the study and initial trial results
Recent sub-studies including quantitative plaque analysis
Impact on guidelines and practice

Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 5pm to 6pm

Interactive cardiac CT case review: A routine Southampton CTCA list

Dr James Shambrook

Learning outcomes:

An interactive practical case review session discussing
Protocol selection
Image artefacts and how to manage them
Grading stenoses and reporting
Incidental findings

Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 5pm to 6pm

CAC-RADS + CAD-RADS and FFRCT reporting – Why, When, How

Dr Matthias Schmitt

Learning outcomes:

The Seminar will attempt to make the case for SCCT endorsed standardised reporting of CAD using both the CAC-RADS and CAD-RADS reporting system
Rationale, evidence, practical aspects and advantages over non-standardised approaches will be discussed
It is hoped the principles of this exercise will exemplify one way of impactful report generation and communication

Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 5pm to 6pm

CT in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Dr Aparna Deshpande

Learning Outcomes:

An overview of the various clinical indications for Cardiac CT in Adult congenital heart disease
An understanding of the various CT protocols which can be utilised based on the clinical question.
Demonstration of various congenital conditions with CT images including multiplanar reformats and volume rendered images.

Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 5pm to 6pm

CE-MRA Principles & Techniques

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About CE-MRA (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Dr Giles Roditi

Learning Outcomes:

Mechanism of contrast generation in CE-MRA
Background suppression techniques in CE-MRA
k-Space sampling schema for CE-MRA and principles of dynamic imaging

This webinar provides 1 CPD credits in accordance with the CPD Scheme of The Royal College of Radiologists.

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 5pm to 6pm

Coronary artery calcium scoring for asymptomatic patients

Dr Tim Fairbairn

Learning outcomes:

Understand the incremental benefit of CACS in assessing CVD risk
Understand the role of CACS in risk re-classification in intermediate risk disease groups
Understand the role of statin therapy in primary prevention

This webinar provides 1 CPD credits in accordance with the CPD Scheme of The Royal College of Radiologists.

Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 5pm to 6pm

Annual General Meeting

Downstream testing after CT coronary angiography following NICE CG95 (2016) – A BSCI / BSCCT national audit

Dr Gareth Morgan-Hughes

Learning outcomes:

CTCA, undertaken as part of NICE guided stable chest pain investigation has undergone evaluation in a UK wide service quality improvement initiative in collaboration with the BSCI/BSCI, is a robust and effective tool with a 96% diagnostic scan rate
The invasive coronary angiography rate after CTCA is modest, at 12%, but this is likely to be unnecessarily high, as 48% of the invasive coronary angiograms do not lead on to revascularisation
Certain sub-groups, such as those with a moderate stenosis at CTCA, are highly unlikely (6%) to receive revascularisation so the need for further testing should be considered in this context

Reporting incidental coronary, aortic valve and cardiac calcification on non-gated thoracic computed tomography, a consensus statement from the BSCI/BSCCT and BSTI

Dr Michelle Williams

Learning outcomes:

Incidental calcification in the coronary arteries and cardiac valves is a frequent finding on non-gated thoracic CT performed for non-cardiac indications
Coronary artery calcification can be grade using a simple visual score on a patient level as mild, moderate or severe
The BSCI/BSCCT and BSTI have published guidelines to help reporting radiologists and referrers, including guidelines on how to report calcification and what next actions should be taken

This webinar provides 0.5 CPD credits in accordance with the CPD Scheme of The Royal College of Radiologists. Certificates will be provided to BSCI/BSCCT members on completion of the post webinar online evaluation form.

Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 5pm to 6pm

The role of Cardiac CT in TAVI workup

Dr Jonathan Weir-McCall

Learning outcomes

Acquire a technique to reproducibly quantify the annulus, root, and sinus features of the valve.
Develop a method to translate these techniques into non-standard root anatomy such as in patients with bicuspid aortic valves.
Stratify the risk of complications from TAVR based on CT findings.

Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 5pm to 6pm

Acute aortic emergencies

Dr Ben Holloway

Dr Ben Holloway will lead a session on how imaging can aid timely diagnosis of acute aortic emergencies.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the sub-classification of acute aortic syndrome and the inter-relationship of this group of conditions
Appreciate the typical imaging manifestations of acute aortic pathology.
Understand potential pitfalls of CT interpretation when assessing for acute aortic syndromes

Tuesday, 10 September 2020, 5pm to 6pm

Joint BSCI/BSCCT and ASNC webinar

Dr Michelle Williams, Dr Jim Stirrup, Dr Randall Thompson

Introduction to nuclear imaging in coronary artery disease

Learning Outcomes:

Describe UK guidelines for coronary artery disease
Understand differences/similarities between European and other guidelines
Describe indications for nuclear imaging in coronary artery disease
Describe how SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging is performed and interpret normal and abnormal SPECT MPI
Understand common artefacts in SPECT imaging

At the conclusion of the program, the participant will have a greater understanding and recognition of important prognostic features on nuclear cardiology diagnostic studies.

Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 5pm to 6pm

Reducing dose in cardiac CT

Dr Russell Bull, BSCI/BSCCT President

Led by Dr Russell Bull, Consultant Radiologist, this webinar will address ways we can reduce patient radiation exposure when undergoing Cardiac CT scans.

Learning outcomes:

understand the factors contributing to radiation dose in cardiac CT examinations
understand how recent technological advancements have led to reduced radiation doses
strategies for optimising cardiac CT protocols to reduce radiation dose whilst preserving high image quality