MR Cardiac Imaging

This course is designed to establish new MR Cardiac imaging services into the department. It introduces users to MR Cardiac imaging protocol options and provides a fundamental understanding of MR cardiac imaging, including troubleshooting and optimization to improve image quality. The course offers information on ECG, cine, black blood, perfusion and delayed enhancement. Each area covered will include theoretical principles and hands-on practice.

*Scanning of volunteers (without contrast) or patients will need to be arranged by the imaging department.

*There is an option to learn on SmartSimulators first.

Course content

Patient preparation, positioning, and safety

ECG set up and troubleshooting

Functional cine imaging - retro, AR, prospective, real-time, two shot

Black blood/anatomical imaging

Perfusion

Early and late gadolinium imaging

Cardiac anatomy and MRI planes in clinical practice

Understanding cardiac sequences and parameters

Techniques for more challenging patients