Students will become familiar with techniques used to detect and quantify the presence of clinical cardiovascular disease. Initially, students will be given a tour of the hospital, medical records department, angiography, echocardiography, and vascular laboratories. Students as a group will observe radiographic (CT and MRI) imaging of atherosclerosis and review gross and histological specimens of atherosclerosis in the pathology laboratory.  In addition, each student will choose to make direct observations of any one imaging technique including cardiac of carotid echocardiography, coronary of peripheral angiography, coronary calcium scores using EBCT or Helical CT, or clinical assessment of blood pressure and ankle/brachial index. Based on their experiences, a final report of any one imaging technology will be presented to the group. Course is restricted to students in the cardiovascular disease epidemiology concentration.

Faculty Contact: Dr. Edgar (Pete) R. Miller (410-614-4845)
Staff contact: Ms. Joy Peterson (410-955-4155)