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Overview
Are you looking at starting or growing a pediatric cardiac MR practice? If so the Basic Course in Pediatric CMR is designed to prepare you to become an independent practitioner by teaching you the fundamentals of pediatric CMR with live hands-on scanning experience, post processing, pediatric CMR reporting, interpretation and direct mentorship from an expert Faculty.
There is a 24 person capacity for the Hands-on/Basic Course which you must be invited to attend. Please CLICK HERE to complete a short application if you would like to attend the Basic Course. If you are accepted into the Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Basic Course, you will be automatically registered for the SPR Advanced Course as well. A member of the Children's Hospital Colorado Planning Committee will reach out to you directly with further instructions.
Registration Fees
| Course Attendance | Cost (USD) |
| Basic Course + Advanced Course in Pediatric Cardiac MRI (October 7-12, 2025) | $1500 |
| Technologist* | $250 |
| Low-Income Country Registration | $250 |
*If you are a Technologist interested in attending the Basic Course in Cardiac MRI, please contact Jade Freeman-Martinez at jade.freeman@childrenscolorado.org for additional registration instructions.
Special Rates for Low-Income Countries
Low-income registration pricing is set aside for attendees who live in World Bank-designated low- and low-middle income countries. The registration rate is less than 50% lower than the published rates noted above*. The reduced registration rate will be granted following a letter of request to the course coordinator, Jade Freeman-Martinez at jade.freeman@childrenscolorado.org.
Cancellation Policy
Online refunds may be processed through September 23, 2025 minus a $150 cancellation fee. After this date no refunds will be granted for non-attendance.
Target Audience
Radiologists, cardiologists and trainees aiming to learn pediatric CMR for the assessment of congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiovascular disorders.
Learning Objectives
- Describe pediatric cardiac MR acquisition, sequences and optimization via didactic lectures and hands-on scanning.
- Identify indications, post-processing, analysis and reporting of cases via didactic lectures and hands-on experience.
- Interpret the indications for pediatric CMR including, tetralogy of Fallot, aortopathies, single ventricle lesions, cardiac masses and lots more.
- Formulate professional mentorships by a panel of international CMR experts in a welcoming environment.
Program
Basic Course: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - Thursday, October 9, 2025
| Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | ||
| 7:30am | Breakfast & Registration | |
| 8:00am | Welcome & Course Introduction | |
| Foundation I | ||
| 8:15am | Anatomy Shi-Joon Yoo, MD | |
| 9:00am | Card Basic CMR Physics Erin Englund, MD & Taylor Chung, MD | Rad: Segmental Approach Raj Krishnamurthy, MD & Rick Friesen, MD |
| 10:00am | Break | |
| Foundation II: CMR | ||
| 10:30am | CMR Ventricular Functional Assessment 101 | |
| 11:00am | CMR Blood Flow Assessment 101 Karen Lyons, MD | |
| 11:30am | Number Games with CMR Data Vivek Mutharangu, MD | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break | |
| Foundation III: Optimization of Sequences | ||
| 1:00pm | Tissue Characterization Sequences Chris Lam, MD | |
| 1:30pm | Angiography for Cardiac Evaluations Cindy Rigsby, MD | |
| 2:00pm | Artifacts and Optimization Mark Fogel, MD | |
| 2:30pm | Q&A - Discussion | |
| 3:00pm | Break | |
| Foundation IV: Essentials | ||
| 3:30pm | BAV and Aortopathies Essentials Andrew Powell, MD | |
| 4:00pm | Repaired TOF Essentials David Biko, MD | |
| 4:30pm | Fontan Essentials Jenn Romanowiecz, MD | |
| 6:00pm | Welcome Dinner | |
| Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | |
| 7:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Group Organization |
| 8:30am - 12:00pm | Group 1: Interactive MR Scanning (Novice) Cindy Rigsby, MD, Taylor Chung, MD, Lorna Brown, MD & Andy Powell, MD |
| Groups 2 & 3: Foundation V Part 1 | |
| 8:30am | CMR Evaluation of Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis Cesar Gonzales De Alba, MD |
| 9:00am | MR Evaluation of Cardiac Masses Rebecca Beroukim, MD |
| 9:30am | Break |
| Groups 2 & 3: Foundation V Part 2 | |
| 10:00am | MR of TGA Prakash Masand, MD |
| 10:30am | MR of Efficient Scanning Josh Robinson, MD |
| 11:00am | Disease Specific Protocols and Creating a Report Brian Fonseca, MD |
| 11:30am | Q&A - Discussion |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break |
| Groups 1 - 3: Hands On | |
| 1:00pm - 4:30pm | Group 1: Hands-On Post-Processing and Reporting (Novice) Rick Friesen, MD, LaDonna Malone, MD, Raj Krishnamurthy, MD, Vivek Muthurangu, MD & David Biko, MD Group 2: Interactive MR Scanning (Intermediate) Cindy Rigsby, MD, Taylor Chung, MD, Brian Fonseca, MD & Andy Powell, MD Group 3: Case Studies (Advanced) Gordon Culham, MD, Mark Fogel, MD, Prakash Masand, MD & Rebecca Beroukhim |
| 4:30pm | End of Day Discussion |
| 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Cardiac Morphology Session: Beer and Models |
| Thursday, October 9, 2025 | ||
| 8:00am | Breakfast | |
| Groups 1-3: Hands On | ||
| 8:30am - 12:00pm | Group 1: Case Studies (Novice) Gordon Culham, MD, Mark Fogel, MD, LaDonna Malone, MD & Rebecca Beroukhim, MD Group 2: Hands-on Post-Processing and Reporting (Intermediate) Rick Friesen, MD, Prakash Masand, MD, Raj Krishnamurthy, MD, Karen Lyons, MD, Vivek Muthurangu, MD & Laura Izquierdo Acosta, MD Group 3: Interactive MR Scanning (Advanced) David Biko, MD, Taylor Chung, MD, Brian Fonseca, MD & Andy Powell, MD | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break | |
| Group 1: Foundation V Part 1 | ||
| 1:00pm | CMR Evaluation of Cardiopathies and Myocarditis Cesar Gonzales De Abla, MD | |
| 1:30pm | MR Evaluation of Cardiac Masses Rebecca Beroukim, MD | |
| 2:00pm | Break | |
| Group 1: Foundation V Part 2 | ||
| 2:30pm | MR of TGA Prakash Masand, MD | |
| 3:00pm | Efficient Scanning Josh Robinson, MD | |
| 3:30pm | Disease Specific Protocols and Creating a Report Brian Fonseca, MD | |
| Groups 2 & 3: Hands On | ||
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Group 2: Case Studies (Intermediate) Gordon Culham, MD, Mark Fogel, MD, David Biko, MD & Josh Robinson, MD Group 3: Hands-On Post-Processing and Reporting (Advanced) Chris Lam, MD, Prakash Masand, MD, Laura Izquierdo Acosta, MD, Karen Lyons, MD, Vivek Muthurangu, MD & LaDorna Malone, MD | |
| Groups 1 - 3 Round up | ||
| 4:00pm | Extended Discussion and Q&A | |
| 4:30pm | Evaluation Overview and Basic Course Adjourn | |
Advanced Course: Friday, October 10, 2025 - Sunday, October 12, 2025
| Friday, October 10, 2025 | ||
| 7:30am | Breakfast | |
| 8:00am | Welcome & Course Introduction Shelley Myamota, MD | |
| SPR/SCMR Image Optimization in Challenging Cases 1 | ||
| 8:10am | Give Me Patience! Small Patients and Poor Breath Holders Mark Fogel, MD | |
| 8:30am | It's Not Me, It's You: Compensating for Artifacts From High Field Strength, Implanted Devices and Arrhythmias Taylor Chung, MD | |
| 8:50am | Going Steady: Dual Phase and Steady State Angiography Chris Lam, MD | |
| 9:10am | Speed Dating: Advanced Techniques for Image Acceleration Gerald Greil, MD | |
| 9:30am | Case Discussion Panel | |
| 10:00am | Break | |
| SPR/SCMR Image Optimization in Challenging Cases 2 | ||
| 10:30am | Where to Draw the Line: The Role of CMR in Decision Making for Borderline Left Ventricles Rebecca Beroukim, MD | |
| 10:50am | Take a Number: Real World Application of Quantitative CMR Lars Grosse-Wortmann, MD | |
| 11:10am | Low Stress CMR: Tips and Clinical Utility of Stress CMR Shagun Sachdeva, MD | |
| 11:30am | Q&A - Discussion | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break - Grand Rounds | |
| Starting a New Clinical Service | ||
| 1:30pm | Implementing a Non-conditional CIED Ammie White, MD | |
| 1:50pm | Implementing a Cardio-oncology Program Cara Morin, MD | |
| 2:10pm | Implementing a Modelling Program Israel Valverde, MD | |
| 2:30pm | Q&A - Discussion | |
| 3:00pm | Break | |
| Where the Rubber Meets the Road | ||
| 3:30pm | Fueling Breakthroughs: How Imaging Propels Cardiac Catheterization Gareth Morgan, MD | |
| 3:50pm | Under the Hood: Cross Sectional Guidance for Surgical Planning in AV Valve Repair Matt Stone, MD & Williams, MD | |
| 4:10pm | Ford vs. Ferrari: Risk Stratification for Coronary Anomalies CT or MRI...Morphology vs. Function Debate Raj Krishnamurthy, MD & Prakash Masand, MD | |
| 4:40pm | Discussion | |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | TBA | |
| Saturday, October 11, 2025 | |
| 7:30am | Breakfast |
| Results from Large Multi-Institutional Data Sets | |
| 8:00am | Force Rahul Rathod, MD |
| 8:20am | Myocardial Scarring and Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multicenter Cohort Study Lars Grosse-Wortmann, MD |
| 8:40am | Predictive Modeling of Acute Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Margaret Samyn, MD |
| 9:00am | Tetralogy of Fallot Registry of 4D Flow Energetics and Kinetics (TREK) Tom Loke, MD |
| 9:20am | Q&A - Discussion |
| 10:000am | Break |
| Mechanical Mastery: Biomechanical Insights From CMR | |
| 10:30am | Incorporating Myocardial Strain in Clinical Practice Margret Samyn, MD |
| 10:50am | I Get a Kick Out of You: Atrial Function by CMR Tarique Alsaied, MD |
| 11:10am | Relax! Measuring Diastolic Function by CMR Uyen Truong, MD |
| 11:30am | Q&A - Discussion |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break |
| WIPS | |
| 1:00pm | Nationwide Raj Krishnamurthy, MD |
| 2:00pm | Lurie Cindy Rigsby, MD |
| 2:30pm | CHOP David Biko, MD |
| 3:00pm | Break |
| Abstracts & Jeopardy | |
| 3:30pm | Abstract Presentations |
| 4:15pm | Jeopardy |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | TBA |
| Sunday, October 12, 2025 | ||
| 7:30am | Breakfast | |
| Group 1: Fetal CMR: Building Blocks | ||
| 8:00am | Starting a Fetal Cardiac MR Program From Scratch Eleanor Schudart, MD | |
| 8:30am | Scanning and Trouble Shooting: Pre-Recorded Scan Erin Englung, MD & Sarah Smith, MD | |
| 9:15am | Scanning and Trouble Shooting: CoA Patient Alex Barker, MD & Rick Friesen, MD | |
| 10:00am | Q&A - Discussion | |
| 10:30am | Break | |
| Group 1: Fetal CMR: Interpretation, Challenges & Opportunities | ||
| 11:00am | Fetal CMR in Ventricular and Great Vessel Evaluations Malenka Bissell, MD | |
| 11:20am | Fetal Oxygen and Flow Imaging: Challenges and Opportunities Mike Seed, MD | |
| 11:40am | Fetal CMR Cases Lorna Browne, MD | |
| 12:00pm | Discussion & Closing Remarks | |
| Group 2: Cardiac CT: Building Blocks | ||
| 8:05am | Is CT the Optimal Diagnostic Tool? Exploring Preparation and Pediatric Care Needs TBD | |
| 8:20am | Scan Protocols and Special Imaging Cases: Timing, Gating and Airway Dynamics TBD | |
| 8:35am | Optimizing Image Interpretation and Reporting: Techniques and Templates for Success TBD | |
| 8:55am | Know Your Scanner: Navigating Different Scanner Types and Radiation Dose, Including Photon Counting CT TBD | |
| 9:15am | Discussion - Q&A | |
| 9:45am | Break | |
| Group 2: Interpretation, Challenges & Opportunities | ||
| 10:15am | Baby Steps: Navigating Difficult Neonatal CT Cases TBD | |
| 10:45am | Engine Trouble: Tackling Challenging Valve Cases With CT TBD | |
| 11:15am | Navigating Tough Terrain: Tricky Coronary Artery Cases TBD | |
| 11:45 | Beyond the Scalpel: Post-Op Cardiac CT TBD | |
| 12:15pm | Discussion & Closing Remarks | |
Venue
This course will be offered in-person at Children's Hospital Colorado Medical Conference and Education Center on the Anschutz Campus. Further information regarding logistics and other activities to join at the conference will be provided prior to the event.
Travel
A discounted block of hotel rooms have been reserved at The Benson Hotel & Faculty Club at the rate of $179 USD per night - located a short walk to the conference venue(s).
To reserve your hotel, please follow the link below or call 720-627-5958 and mention the 2025 Society of Pediatric Radiology Conference to the reservation agent.
Faculty
Planning Committee Members
Lorna Browne MD, MRCPI, FFRCSI
Professor of Radiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Director of Cardiac Imaging, Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital Colorado
Brian Fonseca, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Director of Cardiac MR, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado
Presenting Faculty
- Rebecca Beroukhim, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital
- David Biko, MD - Associate Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
- Lorna Browne, MD - Professor of Radiology, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Taylor Chung MD - Professor of Radiology, Stanford University, Benioff Children's Hospital
- Gordon Culham, MD - Professor of Radiology, University of British Colombia, Vancouver Children's Hospital
- Mark Fogel, MD - Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics ,University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Brian Fonseca MD - Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Richard Friesen MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Cesar Gonzales De Alba, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Laura Acosta Izquierdo, MD - Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Rajesh Krishnamurthy, MD - Professor of Radiology, Ohio State University School of Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Chris Lam, MD - Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Toronto, Sick Kids Hospital
- Karen Lyons, MD - Associate Professor of Radiology, University of British Colombia, Vancouver Children's Hospital
- LaDonna Malone MD - Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Prakash Masand, MD - Professor of Radiology, Baylor School of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
- Vivek Muthurangu, MD - Professor, Kings College London, Kings College Hospital
- Andrew Powell, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital
- Cindy Rigsby, MD - Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Lurie Children's Hospital
- Josh Robinson, MD - Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Lurie Children's Hospital
- Jennifer Romanowicz, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Shi Joon Yoo, MD - Professor of Radiology, University of Toronto, Sick Kids Hospital
- Erin Englund, PhD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Israel Valverde, MD, PhD – Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto
Disclosures
Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Accreditation
Medical
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this live activity for a maximum of XX AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Others
A general certificate of attendance will be given to all other care providers.
Register/Take course
Price
There is a 24 person capacity for the Hands-on/Basic Course which you must be invited to attend. Please CLICK HERE to complete a short application if you would like to attend the Basic Course. A member of the Children's Hospital Colorado Planning Committee will reach out to you directly with further instructions.