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Chapter 1
Indications for CMR
CMR is a very versatile imaging modality. Here you'll learn when CMR is useful—and when it isn't.
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7:27 min
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Chapter 2
How to undertake a standard CMR study
In this chapter, you'll learn all the steps to performing a standard CMR study.
7 Lessons
39:46 min
How to undertake a standard CMR study intro
0:27 min
Planning your CMR study: localisers
9:03 min
Planning your CMR study: pilot views
9:34 min
Obtaining cine CMR images of the heart
7:17 min
The short-axis stack and left ventricular quantification
4:29 min
The role of late gadolinium enhancement imaging
8:56 min
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Chapter 3
How to undertake a stress CMR study
Stress CMR tells us a lot about coronary artery disease. Learn how stress studies are performed.
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32:24 min
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Chapter 4
How to assess flow
Flow CMR can be used to quantify valvular stenosis and regurgitation, shunts, and much more. In this chapter we'll show you how.
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18:31 min
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Chapter 5
Left ventricular size and function
CMR offers accurate and reproducible assessment of left ventricle size and function. Here you'll learn the key principles.
6 Lessons
28:04 min
Left ventricular size and function intro
0:28 min
The fundamentals of left ventricular assessment
7:38 min
The left ventricular short-axis stack
4:57 min
Quantifying left ventricular function and mass
7:42 min
Left ventricular dysfunction and infarction/fibrosis
7:19 min
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Chapter 6
Right ventricular size and function
The right ventricle is difficult to assess using echocardiography, but much easier with CMR. We'll show you how to quantify right ventricular size and function.
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19:20 min
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Chapter 7
Myocardial infarction
Learn how to identify areas of myocardial infarction using CMR, how to assess myocardial viability, and how to look for post-infarct complications.
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18:08 min
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Chapter 8
Myocardial ischemia
Here we'll take a look at the assessment of myocardial ischemia using perfusion imaging and also regional wall motion abnormalities.
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16:27 min
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Chapter 9
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Learn about the CMR assessment of dilated cardiomyopathy, and the clinical significance of mid-wall enhancement.
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11:04 min
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Chapter 10
Cardiac amyloidosis
Cardiac amyloidosis has some characteristic features on CMR. In this chapter, we'll show you what these features are.
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6:16 min
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Chapter 11
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Learn how CMR can help in the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and how it can provide information on myocardial fibrosis and hemodynamics.
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14:49 min
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Chapter 12
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a fascinating condition. In this chapter, we'll show you which CMR features to look for.
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5:39 min
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Chapter 13
Left ventricular thrombus
Learn the most effective way to identify left ventricular thrombus using CMR.
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8:13 min
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Chapter 14
Myocarditis
Myocarditis can be a challenging clinical diagnosis, but CMR makes things easier. Here you'll learn about the key features to look for.
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9:10 min
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Chapter 15
Pericardium
CMR can tell us a lot about pericardial effusions, pericardial constriction, pericardial cysts, and much more.
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9:18 min
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Chapter 16
Aortic valve morphology
The excellent image quality of CMR makes it ideal for studying bicuspid aortic valves. Here we'll learn how to examine aortic valve morphology using CMR.
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14:09 min
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Chapter 17
Aortic stenosis
Learn how to assess the etiology and severity of aortic stenosis using CMR, and also how to assess the consequences for the aorta and left ventricle.
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19:48 min
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Chapter 18
Aortic regurgitation
CMR permits the direct quantification of aortic regurgitant volume. Here, we'll show you how this is done.
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11:42 min
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Chapter 19
Aortic valve surgery
CMR can be used in the assessment of patients who have undergone aortic valve surgery. Learn what to look for in this chapter.
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7:16 min
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Chapter 20
Mitral regurgitation
In this chapter we'll show you how to quantify mitral regurgitation severity and the consequences on the left ventricle.
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6:48 min
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Chapter 21
Mitral valve surgery
CMR can be performed after mitral valve repair and replacement to assess any residual or recurrent problems. Learn how in this chapter.
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8:04 min
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Chapter 22
The tricuspid valve
CMR can be used to assess the right-sided heart valves. We'll take a look at the tricuspid valve.
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9:56 min
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Chapter 23
The pulmonary valve
Learn how to assess pulmonary valve disease.
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10:24 min
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Chapter 24
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Learn about the CMR criteria for a diagnosis of ARVC and take a look at some examples.
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11:18 min
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Chapter 25
Atrial septal defect
Learn how to assess atrial septal defects and how to quantify shunts.
4 Lessons
11:21 min
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Chapter 26
Ventricular septal defect
CMR can show us the anatomy of ventricular septal defects and also allows us to quantify shunts and to assess the consequences for the ventricles.
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6:13 min
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Chapter 27
Pulmonary hypertension
Learn how CMR can help you assess pulmonary hypertension.
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7:06 min
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Chapter 28
Aortic coarctation
In this chapter you'll learn about the key features of aortic coarctation on CMR.
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7:27 min
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Chapter 29
Incidental findings
Like any imaging modality, CMR can reveal unexpected abnormalities. We'll take a look at some examples and how to recognise them.
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6:49 min
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Chapter 30
Artifacts
CMR is prone a number of different imaging artifacts. Learn how to recognise these, and how to avoid them.
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9:50 min
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