Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Program Overview

Led by renowned experts, the course combines lectures with hands-on post-processing and image analysis sessions, preparing participants to interpret CMR images and reports, and make appropriate patient referrals for CMR examinations. Endorsed by the SCMR and Royal College of Physicians, the course is suitable for medical graduates, medical physicists, and computational modelers interested in cardiovascular imaging.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Course Objectives:

• Gain a strong understanding of CMR fundamentals, clinical applications, and multi-modality imaging integration.
• Learn to interpret CMR images and reports.
• Understand appropriate patient referrals for CMR examinations.

Outline:

Content and Modules:

• CMR safety including devices and NSF.
• CMR planning, critical differences compared to echocardiography.
• General MR physics.
• Post-processing techniques (hands-on sessions).
• CMR methods:
• Stable CAD: perfusion, cine, LGE, coronaries, and dobutamine stress.
• Acute CAD, including STEMI and NSTEMI.
• Cardiomyopathies: DCM, HCM, ARVC, and degenerative diseases.
• Myocarditis and pericardium.
• Post-processing Workshop.
• Cardiac masses and tumors.
• CMR imaging of aorta and peripheral vasculature.
• Congenital heart disease.
• Parametric mapping (T1, T2, T2*, ECV).
• Case reviews.

Course Delivery:

• Combination of live lectures and interactive sessions.
However, a successful participant is expected to:
• CMR applications.
• Interpretation of CMR Images and Reports.

Teaching:

• Exceptional Faculty: Led by internationally renowned cardiovascular MRI experts.
• Interactive Teaching: Combines lectures with practical sessions for an engaging experience.
# Other:
• Next Course Date: November 2024 (Express your interest via email if the May 2024 session was fully booked).
• Endorsements:
• SCMR Level 1 Certification.
• Royal College of Physicians - 18 CPD points.
• Suitable Participants: Medical graduates (physicians/surgeons), medical physicists, and computational modelers interested in cardiovascular imaging.
(suitable for cardiologists, radiologists, and radiographers).
• Certificates:
• King's College London certificate (included in course fee, confirms SCMR Level 1 approval).