Webinar | 12 Online Learning Sessions Weekly From 27th September Onwards

The cardiac MRI course on current techniques and principles is a practical and comprehensive online training, organized by Affidea specially to all radiographers interested in developing cardiac MRI.

After the success of the first edition of the cardiac MRI course we are happy to announce this second edition that is totally dedicated to technical concepts and practical approach for cardiac MRI scanning.

This course was designed by cardiac radiographers and cardiac radiologists specifically for radiographers and cardiac imagers interested in understanding more about the practical concepts of cardiac MRI scanning tips & tricks, techniques and protocols.

This second edition is organized in 12 online learning sessions that will be released weekly from the 27th September on.

Every week a new module is released in the learning platform covering several aspects of cardiac MRI from patient preparation, sequences and protocols, gating, dedicated late gadolinium, flow imaging, stress studies, mapping techniques and practical approach and clinical cases.

Whether you are new to cardiac MR or you want to increase your knowledge in the technical concepts of CMR, this online course will provide you with the best knowledge delivered by international experts in the technical cardiac MRI field.

At the end of this course a certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants with recorded online attendance.

This second edition is exclusively for Affidea Group staff and the registration is free of charge.

This course will have the following modules:

1. Safety in MRI studies, patient preparation and medication
2. Cardiac Anatomy
3. CMR Sequences and protocols
4. Bright Blood and Black Blood – Deep Dive
5. Late Gadolinium/Myocardial Delayed Enhancement
6. Flow imaging – from standard to 4d flow
7. Adenosine and Regadenoson – stress studies
8. T1, T2 & T2* mapping
9. CMR scanning demo (Basic)
10. CMR scanning demo (Advanced)
11. CMR scanning demo – Artefact recognition and Image Optimization
12. CMR scanning demo – Technical cases – How we do it

Click here (Download PDF) to learn more about the program and objectives.

 

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Organizing Committee:

Diana Penha, Cardiac Subspeciality Lead, Affidea Group
Doug Vierck, Clinical Development Specialist, GE Healthcare
Eman Ali, Clinical Development Specialist, GE Healthcare
Roberta Polverosi, Subspecialty Leader for Thoracic Imaging, Affidea Group
Alessandro Roncacci, Senior Vice President CMO, Affidea Group
João Gama, MR Excellence Key Radiographer, Affidea Portugal
Nuno Camelo, Radiographers Coordinator, Affidea Portugal
Liliana Fernandes, Radiographer, Affidea Portugal
Inês Ferreira, Clinical Education Projects Coordinator, Affidea Group
Marina Gerszewska, Clinical Education Projects Coordinator, Affidea Group
Rosana Santos, Clinical Education Scientific Leader, Affidea Group
Lazlo Réfi, MR Excellence Key Radiographer, Affidea Hungary

Course Director:
Diana Penha

Course Developers:
João Gama
Nuno Camelo
Liliana Fernandes
Inês Ferreira

Invited Speakers:
Diana Penha, Cardiac Subspeciality Lead, Affidea Group
Gorka Bastarrika , Co-Director Radiodiagnostic Service, Specialist in Radiodiagnostics, Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Hélder Rodrigues, Nurse, ES Hospital Évora, Affidea Portugal
João Gama, MR Excellence Key Radiographer, Affidea Portugal
Justin Leonard, MRI Clinical Education Specialist, GE Healthcare UK
Liliana Fernandes, Radiographer, Affidea Portugal
Nuno Camelo, Radiographers Coordinator, Affidea Portugal
Panagiotis Athanasopoulos, MRI Clinical Education Specialist, GE Healthcare Greece
Rachel Terseck, Global Training and Education Manager, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging
Tiago Luz, MRI Clinical Education Specialist, GE Healthcare UK
Waldemar Senczenko, MRI Clinical Education Specialist, GE Healthcare Poland
Zane Liepa, Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Application Specialist Eastern Europe, GE Healthcare Latvia

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