Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance CMR Board Exam Review Course 2025

• Target Audience: cardiologists, radiologists
• Sample video: contact me for sample video
• Information:

(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. For more information regarding the examination, please visit here.

COURSE DIRECTORS

Dr Ming-Yen Ng and Dr Kevin Steel.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Prof. Stefan Piechnik

Dr Rachel Wald

Dr Kate Hanneman

Dr Kanae Mukai

Dr Katherine Thomas

Physicians preparing for the CBCMR certification exam This includes cardiologists, radiologists, and other medical professionals aiming to demonstrate proficiency in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging.

Clinicians seeking to deepen their CMR expertise Even if not taking the exam, the course is valuable for practitioners who want to enhance their diagnostic and interpretive skills in CMR.

The course aligns with the objectives of the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CBCMR) and covers:

Patient preparation and safety

Protocol selection and performance

Interpretation of ischemic and nonischemic heart disease

Post-processing techniques

• Topics:

*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

SCMR-BRC-2025-Progam.pdf

April 26.mp4 (10 hours)

April 27.mp4 (10 hours)

WARNING: the video is too heavy, can not watch directly on googledrive or onedrive, can only download to device to watch with vlc or potplayer or any other video viewing software, then the video will work.

* Detail:

26 April, 2025

Presentation Start Time (PDT)

Presentation End Time (PDT)

Session 1: Basics of MRI

8:00 AM

10:50 AM

Welcome address

8:00 AM

8:10 AM

Basic MR Physics

8:10 AM

8:25 AM

Basic pulse sequences for MR imaging

8:25 AM

8:45 AM

Principles of fast imaging

8:45 AM

9:05 AM

MRI Safety

9:05 AM

9:25 AM

CMR and devices – patient preparation, safety and artifacts

9:25 AM

9:50 AM

Live Q&A

9:50 AM

10:50 AM

Break

10:50 AM

11:20 AM

Session 2: Select and perform protocols

11:20 AM

2:20 PM

Cine Imaging

11:20 AM

11:40 AM

LGE imaging

11:40 AM

12:00 PM

CMR stress perfusion imaging

12:00 PM

12:20 PM

CMR for flow quantification

12:20 PM

12:40 PM

Optimizing CMR image quality and trouble-shooting during acquisition

12:40 PM

1:00 PM

Recognizing and minimizing common CMR artifacts

1:00 PM

1:20 PM

Live Q&A

1:20 PM

2:20 PM

Break

2:20 PM

2:50 PM

Session 3: Ischemic and nonischemic heart disease

2:50 PM

5:50 PM

CMR for T1 & T2 mapping

2:50 PM

3:10 PM

CMR for assessing acute coronary syndromes

3:10 PM

3:30 PM

Acute myocarditis and the Lake Louise Criteria

3:30 PM

3:50 PM

Pericardial disease

3:50 PM

4:10 PM

CMR for cardiac involvement in systemic diseases and infections

4:10 PM

4:30 PM

CMR for assessing cardiac masses and tumors

4:30 PM

4:50 PM

Live Q&A

4:50 PM

5:50 PM

Adjourn for the day

27 April, 2025

Presentation Start Time (PDT)

Presentation End Time (PDT)

Session 4: Nonischemic heart disease, pericardial disease, cardiac masses

8:00 AM

11:00 AM

CMR for assessing HCM

8:00 AM

8:20 AM

CMR for assessing DCM and ARVC

8:20 AM

8:40 AM

CMR for infiltrative and storage heart disease

8:40 AM

9:00 AM

CMR for assessing non-compaction cardiomyopathy

9:00 AM

9:20 AM

CMR for iron overload

9:20 AM

9:40 AM

CMR for differentiating athlete’s heart from cardiomyopathies

9:40 AM

10:00 AM

Live Q&A

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

Session 5: Valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease

11:30 AM

2:30 PM

CMR for valvular heart disease

11:30 AM

11:50 AM

Common congenital Heart Disease

11:50 AM

12:15 PM

Complex congenital Heart Disease

12:15 PM

12:45 PM

Understanding shunts

12:45 PM

1:30 PM

Live Q&A

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Break

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Session 6: Vascular Disease

3:00 PM

5:40 PM

CMR for assessment of aortic diseases

3:00 PM

3:20 PM

CMR for assessment of pulmonary arteries and veins

3:20 PM

3:40 PM

CMR for assessment of coronary arteries

3:40 PM

4:00 PM

CMR for assessment of peripheral vascular disease

4:00 PM

4:20 PM

Extracardiac and extravascular findings

4:20 PM

4:40 PM

Live Q&A

4:40 PM

5:40 PM

Adjourn