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Starting in CMR?
Congratulations for considering CMR. It is a fantastic
and rewarding field. But starting out can be daunting. CMR can be perceived
as esoteric and complex. A major goal of SCMR is to people starting out in CMR.
We would like you to join SCMR which you can do here.
In the meantime, here are some pointers.
Information
The links section of SCMR lists centers active in CMR, national societies and working groups,
along with useful other sites.
Starting in CMR? Download the new
technologists CMR references and recommended reading list
and see the scmr_protocols_2007
Indications for CMR Indications for CMR, published in
2004, here.
Training
Guidelines for advanced training in CMR outlined here,
published in 2006. SCMR has a comprehensive list of training courses, listed
here.
SCMR Annual Meeting
The SCMR Annual Meeting is an excellent educational opportunity.
More information can be found here.
Other Meetings
Other meetings of interest are listed here.
SCMR Online Learning
Most of the available material is for members only, but samples are included
below. There are 'video-on-demand' talks, the 'case of the week' archive, 'how
I do documents' and several courses.
Online talks
The SCMR has >60 online talks for members. Here are a few tasters.
London CMR:
October 2007: Professor Eike Nagel. 'CMR
for ischemia - ready for prime-time?'
January 2008: Dr Francisco Leyva. 'CMR
for cardiac resynchronisation'
April 2008: Professor Dudley Pennell. 'CMR
for heart failure'
SCMR 2008 meeting (42 additional talks available for members)
Measure regional
and global LV function: Rob van der Geest, Leiden
Physics of
CMR (More than the Basics) David Firmin; PhD; Royal Imperial College London
Myocardial Viability
and Hibernation Scott Flamm, MD; Cleveland Clinic Vascular Imaging
"Case of the week"
Available for members and non-members. This library of cases will be building up to a
useful repository of interesting, useful and sometimes beautiful cases demonstrating CMR
as a clinical and research technique and acting a reference library. The archive is here
"How I do"
Members only. An extensive series (currently 16 talks) of up-to-date presentations
with embedded movies
indicating how various experts perform specific types
of imaging, here.
Samples:
How I do CMR safely
How
I do a volume study
How I do CMR of the aorta
"Physics courses"
Members only. 2 modular courses on the basic physics of MRI and cardiac gating,
supplied by the manufactures, here.Others beloiw
Revisemri.com,
Hull physics lecture series
http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/
http://www.simplyphysics.com/MAIN.HTM
http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/
MRI tips and resources database
high school physics and quiz
"CMR scanning"
Members only. Presentations on basic anatomy, view and morphology are here.
Basic height/weight conversion charts, Dobutamine flow rates etc can be found here.
Legislative issues
Members only. If you are in the US, guidance on advocacy and other issues can be found in the quarterly reports here.
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