ESMRMB - School of MRI
IRM Cardiaque Avancée

16 – 18 Septembre 2010 – Paris, France

Please note that the course has been cancelled! For further information, please contact the ESMRMB Office.

Organisateur du cours:
Jean-Francois Paul / Paris, FR

Organisateur local:
Jean-Francois Paul / Paris, FR

Lieu du cours:
Hopital Marie Lannelongue
133, avenue de la Resistance
FR - 92350 Le Plessis Robinson, Paris

Durée du cours:
Jeudi matin – samedi midi

Programme IRM Cardiaque Avancée

Faculté:
J. Bittoun, A. Jacquier, J.P. Laissy, J.F. Deux, J.N. Dacher

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INFORMATION ON THE COURSE IN ENGLISH:

Course duration:
Thursday morning – Saturday noon

The aim of this course:
MRI has evolved to a valid clinical tool in everyday practice. Its unique capabilities of imaging cardiac morphology and function with excellent spatial, temporal and contrast resolution explain its outstanding role in imaging cardiac disease. Successful cardiac imaging requires thorough knowledge of both, pathology and modality. Beginners and advanced course participants learn basic principles of cardiac MR and review dedicated protocols. Clinical topics provide deep insight into congenital, valvular, ischemic, inflammatory, and pericardial disease as well as storage disorders, masses and cardiomyopathy. Participants discuss these disorders with respect to relevant clinical questions. Strengths and limitations of MR and CT will be highlighted. The focus of this course is MR, but CT and its role for coronary imaging and cardiovascular risk assessment are addressed.

Participation Requirements:
Physicians who have attended the School of MRI Applied MR Techniques courses or have good knowledge in MR techniques from other sources; minimum of 6 months experience in applied Cardiac MRI.

Learning Objectives

Basic Principles of Cardiac MRI
• Spin-echo, Gradient-echo
• Triggering, gating
• Resolution of time, space, contrast
• Coronaries
• Contrast modulation by preparation pulses

Cardiac CT
• Basic principles
• Coronaries
• Calcium Score
• Valves
• Postprocessing

Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease
• Segmental analysis
• Grown up congenital heart disease
• MR or CT
• Regurgitation, Insufficiency

Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, ARVC
• Pathophysiology
• ARVC
• Non compaction

Ischemic Heart Disease:
Infarct, Viability, Perfusion, Stress
• Function
• Perfusion
• Infarct, Viability, Late enhancement

Cardiac Masses, Pericardial Disease
• Systematic approach
• Benign and malignant tumours, metastasis, thrombus
• Acute vs. chronic pericarditis

Infiltration, Deposition, Inflammation
• T2* weighted sequences, Late Enhancement
• Sarcoidosis
• Amyloidosis
• Hemosiderosis, Thalassemia
• Myocarditis

Pharmacology
• Contrast media, facts and trends
• Beta-Blocker
• Adenosine
• Dobutamine

Protocols Step-by-Step:
Safety, Set-up for Stress
• Setup for stress test
• Safety considerations
• Dedicated protocols
• Cooperation Radiology/Cardiology/Physics

MRI or CT
• Role of MRI as compared to CT
• Interactive case review