Purpose/ Objective

Cardiovascular function is characterised by the highly integrated and synergistic coupling between the atrial, ventricular, and vascular compartments. The understanding of each individual component has substantially progressed from the molecular to the organ level; however, the direct in-vivo assessment of blood flow, which connects all compartments and plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease, remains challenging. Specifically, current imaging techniques are limited with respect to the assessment of certain features of blood flow, which is crucial for the comprehensive characterisation of cardiovascular haemodynamics, such as complex changes in three-dimensional (3D) blood flow patterns, pulsatile nature of arterial flow, flow beat-to-beat variability, blood pressure estimation, and flow quantification in small vessels. Following this activity, learners will be familiar with various 4D flow techniques, understand the clinical utility of 4D flow in congenital heart disease, and current challenges of performing 4D flow in congenital heart disease.

Accreditation Statement

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Instructions for Claiming CME

• Attend the sessions in full for which credit is sought
• Complete the post-activity evaluation
• A certificate of completion will be available once the evaluation is submitted

Financial Disclosures

The planners and faculty for this activity did not have any relevant relationships to disclose, unless listed below:
 

Dr. Vasanawala has equity interest as a consultant in Arterys, received research grants as an independent contractor from GE Healthcare.

Any resulting conflicts of interest were resolved prior to the start of the activity according to ACCME Criteria & Standards.

Disclosure of Commercial Support

SCMR received no funding to support this activity.

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