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 1.5 contact hours.
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mark Westwood PhD; Antony Aletras PhD
Content reviewed and approved by Qi Yang (October 15, 2019)
The planners/faculty for this activity have no relevant relationships to disclose.
FACULTY
Michael Salerno MD PhD; John Ridgeway PhD; Taylor Chung MD
The planners/faculty for this activity have no relevant relationships to disclose.
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 1.5 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.
- Identify the key components of an MRI system and understand the origin of the MR signal
- Understand how anatomical and functional images are formed of the beating heart and factors that affect soft tissue contrast and the appearance of flowing blood
- Understand the most commonly used nomenclature and the key parameters associated with the principle MR imaging techniques
- Understand the basic principles of MRI
- Understand the basic functions of the hardware components of an MRI scanner
- Know the basic hardware components of an MRI scanner