2026 SCMR Board Exam Review Course-Session 6: Vascular diseases

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The video shows the final session of the 2026 SCMR board review course, introduced by the moderators and a panel of expert speakers. The talks focused on practical CMR applications across multiple vascular territories and on recognizing important extracardiac findings.<br /><br />Dr. Ordovas reviewed CMR of aortic disease, covering black-blood imaging, SSFP cine, non-contrast and contrast MRA, flow/wave velocity techniques, and 4D flow. She emphasized CMR’s role in measuring aortic dimensions in aortopathy, detecting vasculitis activity, and evaluating acute aortic syndromes such as dissection, intramural hematoma, and penetrating ulcer, especially when CT contrast cannot be used.<br /><br />Dr. Schmuckler discussed pulmonary arteries and veins, highlighting MRI’s ability to assess pulmonary embolism, chronic thromboembolic disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary artery aneurysm, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary artery tumors, congenital pulmonary venous anomalies, and post-ablation pulmonary vein stenosis.<br /><br />Dr. Fogle covered congenital and pediatric coronary imaging, including anomalous coronary origins and courses, ALCAPA, anomalous termination/fistulas, Kawasaki disease, mycotic aneurysm, transplant vasculopathy, and post-arterial switch coronary complications. He also reviewed modern coronary imaging techniques, including non-contrast and ferumoxytol-enhanced approaches.<br /><br />Dr. Shah presented peripheral MRA, explaining anatomy, contrast timing, bolus-chase techniques, venous contamination, non-contrast KISS imaging, and applications in PAD, pseudoaneurysm, AV fistula, and popliteal entrapment.<br /><br />Dr. Ng concluded with a systematic approach to extracardiac and extravascular findings on CMR, stressing the importance of reviewing the image periphery and recognizing findings in the neck, chest, abdomen, and bones that may affect diagnosis and management.<br /><br />The session ended with a detailed Q&A, reinforcing key imaging principles and exam-oriented concepts.

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Karen Ordovas: CMR for Assessment of Aortic Diseases - 21 mins
Anna Shmukler: CMR for Assessment of Pulmonary Arteries and Veins - 22mins
Mark Fogel CMR for Assessment of Coronary Arteries - 20 mins
Dipan Shah: CMR for Assessment of Peripheral Vascular Disease - 21 mins
Ming Yen NG: Extracardiac and Extravascular findings - 21 mins
Luba Frank and Mahi Ashwath: Moderated Q&A with Speakers - 45 mins

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Keywords

CMR

cardiovascular magnetic resonance

aortic disease

pulmonary arteries

pulmonary veins

congenital coronary anomalies

peripheral MRA

extracardiac findings

aortic dissection

intramural hematoma

pulmonary embolism

Kawasaki disease

ferumoxytol imaging

4D flow

vascular imaging