SCMR board review 2020

The CMR Board Review Course organized by the SCMR, is intended to align to the objectives for the physician certification in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) launched by the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement™ (APCA™).

The Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CBCMR) examination assesses candidates on their knowledge, skills and abilities in preparing patients for CMR studies, selecting appropriate protocols, conducting CMR studies in a spectrum of scenarios and interpreting the results, and performing post-processing tasks.

Topics: 

•  Basics of MRI
  Basic MR Physics
  Basic Pulse Sequences for MR Imaging
  CMR and Devices – Patient Preparation, Safety and Artifacts
  MRI safety
  Principles of Fast Imaging
•  Interpret CMR Exams – Ischemic and non-ischemic disease
  Acute Myocarditis and Lake Louise Criteria
  Assessing Acute Coronary Syndromes
  Assessing Non-compaction cardiomyopathy
  CMR for Assessing DCM and ARVC
  CMR for IASRD
  CMR for T1 and T2 Mapping
•  Interpret CMR Exams – Non-ischemic heart disease, pericardial diseases, cardiac masses
  CMR for Assessing HCM
  CMR for Cardiac Masses and Tumors
  CMR for Differentiating Athletes Heart from Cardiomyopathies
  CMR for Infiltrative and Storage Heart Disease
  CMR for Iron Overload
  CMR for Pericardial Disease
•  Interpret CMR exams – Vascular diseases
  CMR for Assessing Aortic Diseases
  CMR for Assessing Coronary Arteries
  CMR for Assessing Peripheral Vascular Disease
  CMR for Assessing Pulmonary Arteries and Veins
  Extracardiac and Extravascular Finding
• Select and perform patient-specific protocols
  Cine Imaging
  CMR for flow quantification
  LGE
  Optimizing CMR Image Quality
  Recognizing and Minimizing Common CMR Artefacts
  Stress Perfusion Imaging
• Valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease
  CMR for Basic Congenital Heart Disease
  CMR for Complex Congenital Heart Disease
  CMR for Shunts
  CMR for Valvular Heart Disease