Table 1 Topics to be covered in Level 1 training
From: Guidelines for training in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
| • CMR safety: magnetic fields, and contraindications | |
| • CMR contrast agents: mechanisms, safety, and applications | |
| • Blood flow imaging and quantitative analysis of velocity-encoded images | |
| • CMR of cardiovascular structure and anatomy | |
| • CMR of right and left ventricular function | |
| • CMR of myocardial infarction, scarring, and viability assessment | |
| • CMR of myocardial fibrosis and edema | |
| • CMR stress testing | |
| • CMR of vascular pathology, including aortic disease | |
| • CMR of valvular heart disease | |
| • CMR of pediatric and adult congenital heart disease | |
| • CMR in cardiomyopathies and heart failure | |
| • CMR in arrhythmia | |
| • CMR of pericardial disease | |
| • CMR for cardiac masses and tumors |