Video: SCCT president offers highlights for upcoming meeting

Kate Madden Yee
Jul 16, 2025

The Society for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) is holding its annual meeting July 17 to 20 in Montreal, and AuntMinnie.com caught up with current society president, Maros Ferencik, MD, PhD, of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Ferencik highlighted CT research and trends to be explored at the gathering.

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