SCMR board review 2020 (Videos)

Comprehensive Understanding of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) for Physician Certification

CMR Board Review Course

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) has developed the CMR Board Review Course to prepare physicians for the certification examination in CMR, a discipline of medicine that uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate cardiovascular health. The certification process is administered by the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement™ (APCA™) and the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CBCMR).

Topics Covered

The CMR Board Review Course encompasses a wide range of topics that delve into the fundamentals of CMR, including:

• Basic MRI:
• Fundamentals of MRI physics
• Basic pulse sequences for MR imaging

• CMR and devices

• Patient Preparation, Safety, and Artifacts:

• MRI safety procedures
• Principles of fast imaging

• Identifying and minimizing common CMR artifacts

• CMR Exam Interpretation:

• Ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease
• Acute myocarditis and Lake Louise Criteria
• Assessing acute coronary syndromes
• Assessing non-compaction cardiomyopathy
• CMR for assessing dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
• CMR for iron overload evaluation
• CMR for assessing aortic diseases
• CMR for assessing coronary arteries
• CMR for assessing peripheral vascular disease

• CMR for assessing pulmonary arteries and veins

• Patient-Specific Protocols and Advanced Techniques:

• Selecting and performing patient-specific protocols
• Cine imaging
• CMR for flow quantification
• Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)
• Optimizing CMR image quality

• Stress perfusion imaging

• Cardiovascular Pathologies:

• Non-ischemic heart disease
• Pericardial diseases
• Cardiac masses
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
• Differentiating athlete’s heart from cardiomyopathies
• Infiltrative and storage heart disease
• Pericardial disease
• Valvular heart disease
• Basic and complex congenital heart disease
• Shunts

Course Significance

The CMR Board Review Course provides a comprehensive review of the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities required for CMR certification and clinical practice. By completing this course, physicians can enhance their understanding and proficiency in cardiovascular MRI, enabling them to provide optimal patient care and advance their careers in the field.