REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
Participant must read the activity, the accreditation information, complete the activity in its entirety, successfully pass the post test with a minimal score of 70% and submit an evaluation to be awarded contact hours. Participants who successfully complete this activity in its entirety will be awarded 1.25 contact hours.
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mark Westwood PhD; Anthony Aletras PhD
Content reviewed and approved by Patricia Feuchter (September 23, 2019)
The planners/faculty for this activity have no relevant relationships to disclose.
FACULTY
Anthony Aletras PhD; Rebecca Thornhill; Magalie Viallon-Croisille PhD
Disclosure(s): Magalie Viallon-Croisille PhD - received grant and/or research funding from CARESTREAM, Siemens Medical Solutions and SupersonicImagine
CME ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
There is no commercial support of this activity.
- Appreciate the role of black-blood MRI in clinical CMR
- Define bright blood
- Recognize common black-blood MR artifacts and how to avoid or compensate for them
- Appreciate the pulse-sequence options available for black-blood imaging
- Learn strategies for nulling blood signal
- Learn the fundamental components of MRI pulse sequences
- Identify characteristics main cardiac sequences of interest