Presented by:
Washington University and Oklahoma Heart Foundation
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed for cardiologists, radiologists, technologists, nurses, and sonographers interested in obtaining knowledge of the principles of cardiovascular MR and its implementation in a clinical environment.
With completion of the two-day lecture course, the attendee should be able to:
- Acquire a generalized knowledge of Cardiovascular MR and CT imaging techniques.
- Utilize the techniques of CMR to evaluate congenital heart disease, coronary disease, and myocardium viability.
- Demonstrate familiarity with the implementation of a basic cardiac MR function exam.
- Assess basic imaging protocols for most common referrals.
With completion of the four-day lecture course including hands-on training, the attendee should be able to:
- Acquire a generalized knowledge of Cardiovascular MR imaging techniques.
- Utilize the techniques of CMR to evaluate congenital heart disease, coronary disease, and myocardium viability.
- Demonstrate familiarity with and ability to perform a basic cardiac MR function exam.
- Demonstrate familiarity with and ability to perform basic CT angiography.
- Employ the techniques of CMR for flow assessment in the aortic and mitral valves.
- Assess basic imaging protocols for most common referrals.
CME CREDIT
Washington University designates this educational activity for a maximum of 29 hours (hands-on and lectures) and 14 hours (lectures only) in Category 1 credit towards the Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
The American Society of Radiologic Technologist approval is pending. The 2007 Course was ASRT approved for a maximum of 25.5 CE credits.
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