Cardiovascular MRI + CT 2026

ERASMUS COURSE on CARDIOVASCULAR MRI with CLINICAL and MULTIMODALITY CORRELATION

Objective: The course is open to radiologists, cardiologists, residents, technologists, and nurses who are already or intend to practice cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in their clinical activity. It is also aimed at all clinicians who use CMR as a key instrument to manage their patients: cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, sports physicians, pediatricians, rheumatologists, hematologists, internal physicians, and general practitioners.

Course Venue Institute of Radiology, Department of Medicine, University of Padua (Via N. Giustiniani, 2 - 35128 Padova, IT)

Course Director: Prof. Alessia Pepe alessia.pepe@unipd.it 

Co-Director: Prof. Luigi Natale (Rome, IT)

Coordinator: Prof. Hildo Lamb (Leiden, NL)

Contact: martina.bisconti@mcointernationalgroup.com (MCO International Group Srl - Via Luigi Carlo Farini 11 - 50121 Florence, Italy)

Technical Support Paolo Mosca - paolo.mosca@unipd.it 

Registration fee will cover:

• Frontal lectures: from diagnostic semiotics to appropriateness -multimodality and multidisciplinary view

• Practical sessions on protocol optimization, post-processing in an AI era, and multidisciplinary reporting

• Tutor assistance by the faculty

• Teaching course material

• Coffee Breaks and Lunch

• Attendance certificate with CME accreditation 

FEE Before 30th July: € 750,00 Physicians

€ 550,00 Residents, PhD students, Technologists, Nurses

After 30th July: € 850,00 Physicians

€ 650,00 Residents, PhD students, Technologists, Nurses 

Payment: Credit card  ·  Fees do not include 22% VAT 

Cancellation Policy:

-More than 60 days before the event: 80% refund. 

-Between 30 and 60 days before the event: 50% refund. 

-Less than 30 days before the event: no refund. 

PROGRAM
Tuesday 29th September 
8:00 Registration 
8:45 Opening remarks, welcome and course introduction A. Pepe, L. Natale, H. Lamb 
9:00 - 9:20 Historical perspective of heart imaging L. Natale 
9:30 - 9:50 Physics for dummies in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) F. Crimi 
10:00 - 10:20 ECG for dummies in CMR G. Rossitto  
10:30 - 10:50 Sequences in CMR M. Castellaro 
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 
11:30 - 11:50 Free-Breathing 4D Cardiovascular MRI: towards Fully Automated CMR H. Lamb (NL)
12:00 - 12:20 Parametric Technique in CMR (T1, T2, T2* mapping): tips and tricks A. Meloni 
12:30 - 12:50 Contrast media in CMR: who, why and when E. Quaia
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 
14:00 - 14:20 Image analysis by a practical approach - A. Lupi
14:30 - 14:50 CMR patient preparation also in “unsafe” conditions (stress, sedation, ICD/PM) M. Cesarotto 
15:00 – 17:00 Interactive session 1 CMR mentored case review: good technique and preparation for a good diagnosis - whole Wednesday faculty 

Wednesday 30th September 
9:00 - 9:15 Clinical challenges in chronic coronary syndromes: what the cardiologist needs to know from cardiac imaging? F. Tona
9:20 - 9:35 When and why echo stress V. Pergola/SA 
9:40 - 9:55 When and why stress myocardial perfusion scintigraphy A. Gimelli
10:00 - 10:20 When and why stress CMR A. Pepe
10:30 - 10:50 When and why coronary CT MC Williams/UK 
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 
11.30 - 13.00 Interactive session 2: Stress CMR: acquisition and analysis in real time - live connection with MRI Lab A. Pepe, S. Zinato, A. Lupi, L. Natale & whole Thursday morning faculty 
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 
14:00 - 14:15 Clinical challenges: what the cardiac surgeon needs from cardiac imaging? V. Tarzia 
14:20 - 14:35 CMR and CT in valvular heart disease A. Palmisano
14:40 - 14:55 CMR and CT in heart transplantation F. Secchi/AT  
15:00 - 15:15 CMR and CT in aortic diseases N. Galea
15:20 - 15:35 Clinical challenges: what the pediatric cardiologist needs from cardiac imaging? G. Di Salvo
15:35 - 15:55 Congenital heart disease in CMR made easy A. Secinaro
16:10 – 18:00 Interactive session 3: CMR and CT mentored case review: from the cardiac surgeon to the patient through imaging G. Cabrelle & whole Thursday afternoon faculty 

Thursday 1st October 
9:00 - 9:20 Artificial intelligence in cardiac imaging H. Lamb/NL 
9:30 - 9:45 Clinical challenges in cardiomyopathy: what the cardiologist needs from cardiac imaging? S. Nistri 
09:45 -10:00 CMR in Hypertrophic Phenotype Cardiomyopathies G. Ligabue 
10:00-10:15 CMR in dilated & non-dilated Phenotype Cardiomyopathies M. Francone 
10:15 - 10:30 CMR in arrhythmogenic Phenotype Cardiomyopathies S. Delle Grottaglie 
10:30 - 10:45 One stop MR in iron-loaded patients: not only heart A. Pepe
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 
11.30 - 13.00 Interactive session 4: CMR in cardiomyopathy: acquisition and analysis in real time - live connection with MRI Lab - whole Friday morning faculty 
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 
14:00 - 14:15 Structured report in CMR: how to dialogue with the referring clinician A. Lupi, S. Nistri 
14:20 - 14:35 Clinical challenges in Sportive Medicine: what the clinician needs from cardiac imaging? A. Ermolao
14:35 - 14:50 CMR and CT in the diagnostic work up in Sports Medicine A. Esposito
15:00 - 15:15 Clinical challenges in Autoimmune Rheumatic disease: what the clinician needs from cardiac imaging? R. Ramonda
15:15 - 15:30 CMR in Autoimmune Rheumatic disease S. Mavrogeni 
15:30 – 16:40 Interactive session 5: CMR and CT mentored case review - whole Friday afternoon faculty 
16.40 CME test (multiple choice questions) A. Pepe
17.10 Closing remarks – A. Pepe, L. Natale, H. Lamb