Foundations of CMR: Level 1 Virtual Course-SESSION 1: CMR FUNDAMENTALS

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The transcript covers the inaugural virtual Level 1 Foundation CMR course jointly organized by SCMR and IACI. The session opens with welcome remarks from Dr. Parul Garde, IACI leadership, and representatives from SCMR, followed by a virtual inauguration.<br /><br />The educational program begins with a detailed lecture on cardiac MRI fundamentals by Dr. Pudiyavan, who explains MRI hardware, ECG gating, common sequences, black-blood and white-blood imaging, cine imaging, perfusion, inversion recovery, delayed enhancement, flow imaging, and parametric mapping techniques including T1, T2, and T2* mapping. He also discusses the physics behind these methods and their practical use in clinical CMR.<br /><br />Dr. Megha Sheth then presents a practical guide to CMR protocol and planning, emphasizing standard views, localizers, short-axis stacks, four-chamber and three-chamber views, LVOT and RVOT planning, flow imaging, delayed enhancement timing, and disease-specific protocol modifications for conditions like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, masses, and constrictive physiology.<br /><br />Dr. Bhavna Reddy explains CMR post-processing for ventricular volume and function assessment. She reviews how to calculate end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, stroke volume, ejection fraction, cardiac output, and myocardial mass, with step-by-step contouring principles for both LV and RV.<br /><br />Dr. Nilay Nimbalkar covers gadolinium contrast media and safety, including contrast classes, dosing, adverse reactions, pregnancy/lactation, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, and updated guidance for patients with renal impairment.<br /><br />Finally, Dr. Onkar Oti presents strategies to improve image quality and reduce artifacts, including shimming, frequency scout, breath-hold coaching, arrhythmia handling, optimized inversion times, and artifact recognition.<br /><br />The session ends with a Q&A discussion and a short break announcement.

Keywords

cardiac MRI

CMR fundamentals

MRI hardware

ECG gating

cine imaging

delayed enhancement

parametric mapping

CMR protocol planning

ventricular volume assessment

gadolinium contrast safety

image artifacts

breath-hold coaching

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

post-processing