DAMASCUS, Md., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 7, 2005 the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography [SCVCT] and the Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography [SCCT] merged to form a new society that carries the name "Society of Cardiovascular CT" [SCCT]. Both former societies were relatively new, having just been formed in January 2005. They soon realized that they shared common goals and that they would be more effective as a single, strong society.
Officers of the SCCT are: Stephan Achenbach, MD, President, Erlangen, Germany; Michael Poon, MD, President-Elect, New York, NY; Daniel Berman, MD, Vice President, Los Angeles, CA; Gilbert Raff, MD, Secretary, Royal Oak, MI and Joao Lima, MD, Treasurer, Baltimore, MD. The Society will have a 15- member Board of Directors.
"SCCT will be seen nationally and internationally as the principal independent organization committed to the further development of cardiovascular computed tomography through standard setting, advocacy, education, training, accreditation, quality control and research. Its members are the physicians, scientists, technologists and others who work in the field of cardiovascular CT.
"Computed Tomography [CT] has gone through rapid technical development in the past years and is increasingly applicable to imaging of the heart, coronary arteries and vascular system. It is important that researchers and clinicians in this field work together to create a body of evidence strong enough to support recommendations as to which patients are most likely to benefit from the new diagnostic modalities and to assure that CT imaging performed by appropriately trained physicians will be available to these patients. I am confident that the newly formed Society of Cardiovascular CT will be very helpful in establishing the appropriate clinical role for cardiovascular CT," said Dr. Achenbach, SCCT President.
The new Society currently has over 250 members. William D. Nelligan III, CAE serves as the Executive Director of the Society with offices in Damascus, MD. The Society's web site is: http://www.scct.org/
Society of Cardiovascular CTCONTACT: William D. Nelligan of Society of Cardiovascular CT,+1-301-253-5208, or nelligan@starpower.net
Web site: http://www.scct.org/