Synopsis

Cardiovascular MRI: Vascular: Part 2

The target audience of this lecture will be imagers (radiologists or cardiologists), dealing with vascular examinations on regular daily practice. Training doctors will particularly benefit from this lecture.

The presentation will give the basis on how to perform Vascular MRI study of the aorta.The main focus of the presentation will be the acute aortic syndromes, encompassing the whole spectrum of the topic from its pathophysiology and revised classification to different MRI protocols and diagnosis.

At the end of the presentation the audience will be able to recognize and classify the main acute aortic clinical scenarios, differentiating real emergencies from deferrable urgencies and to eventually integrate imaging techniques including CT and echocardiography.