CMR / cardiac MRI courses - basic course

Basic cardiac MRI course

1st day:

• Lectures
  • The clinical role of cardiovascular MRI
  • Technical aspects of cardiovascular MRI
  • Basics of imaging and calculating the left-
    ventricular function
  • Basics of contrast medium MRI
  • T2 weighting
  • The principles of angiography of the large
    vessels
  • Basics of blood flow measurement and
    examination of the cardiac valves
  • Case examples (presentation of typical
    cases with active discussion)

2nd day:

• Live demonstration (examination of the clinical patients with frequently asked questions)
• Practical exercises in small groups (parallel at several workstations)
  • Basics of post-processing
  • Basics of evaluation
  • Imaging of cardiac morphology
  • Volumetric analysis and function
  • Signal intensity analyses
  • 3D reconstruction
• MR physics
  • Determinants of image quality
  • Artefacts and their suppression
  • Practical tips and tricks