SCMR board review 2020

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

1. Basic MR Physics
2. Basic Pulse Sequences for MR Imaging
3. CMR and Devices – Patient Preparation, Safety and Artifacts
4. MRI safety
5. Principles of Fast Imaging

– Interpret CMR Exams – Ischemic and non-ischemic disease

1. Acute Myocarditis and Lake Louise Criteria
2. Assessing Acute Coronary Syndromes
3. Assessing Non-compaction cardiomyopathy
4. CMR for Assessing DCM and ARVC
5. CMR for IASRD
6. CMR for T1 and T2 Mapping

– Interpret CMR Exams – Non-ischemic heart disease, pericardial diseases, cardiac masses

1. CMR for Assessing HCM
2. CMR for Cardiac Masses and Tumors
3. CMR for Differentiating Athletes Heart from Cardiomyopathies
4. CMR for Infiltrative and Storage Heart Disease
5. CMR for Iron Overload
6. CMR for Pericardial Disease

– Interpret CMR exams – Vascular diseases

1. CMR for Assessing Aortic Diseases
2. CMR for Assessing Coronary Arteries
3. CMR for Assessing Peripheral Vascular Disease
4. CMR for Assessing Pulmonary Arteries and Veins
5. Extracardiac and Extravascular Findings

– Select and perform patient-specific protocols

1. Cine Imaging
2. CMR for flow quantification
3. LGE
4. Optimizing CMR Image Quality
5. Recognizing and Minimizing Common CMR Artefacts
6. Stress Perfusion Imaging

– Valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease

1. CMR for Basic Congenital Heart Disease
2. CMR for Complex Congenital Heart Disease
3. CMR for Shunts
4. CMR for Valvular Heart Disease