ESOR FOUNDATION COURSES 2026

Cardiovascular Imaging

January 21, 2026 | 12:30 CET

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This course is only accessible for ESR Premium Education Package subscribers.

COURSE INFORMATION

The ESOR Foundation Courses are a series of online courses aimed at residents in their 4th and 5th year of training in radiology and recently board-certified radiologists, but suitable for anyone who wishes to refresh their fundamentals as well. Through a wide range of topics, this series covers all of the bases and sets you up for clinical and academical success.

This course provides fundamental knowledge and practical insights into cardiovascular imaging. It is tailored to residents and young radiologists (ETC Levels I–II), focusing on the essentials of coronary CT and cardiac MR in ischemic and non-ischemic disease. A clear stepwise approach will guide participants from anatomy to pathology, with emphasis on structured reporting and common pitfalls.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

To understand the normal and variant coronary anatomy and its clinical relevance.
To learn how to assess and report coronary stenoses on CT.
To understand the principles of myocardial perfusion imaging in clinical practice.
To recognize imaging features of the thoracic aorta and distinguish normality from pathology.
To approach cardiomyopathies with pattern recognition and structured reporting.
To identify normal and abnormal right heart findings in CT and MR.

PROGRAMME ONLINE

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

12:30 – 13:10	Coronary Anatomy: Normality, Anomalies and Pitfalls Hatem Alkadhi, Zurich/Switzerland
13:10 – 13:50	Coronary Stenosis on CT: How to Measure and How to Report Rodrigo Salgado, Antwerp/Belgium
13:50 – 14:30	Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: A Simplified Approach for Daily Practice Marco Francone, Rome/Italy
14:30 – 15:00	Q&A Session
15:00 – 15:30	Break
15:30 – 16:10	Cardiomyopathies Revisited Marco Francone, Rome/Italy
16:10 – 16:50	Thoracic Aorta: How to Measure, How to Report, Where Normal Ends Hatem Alkadhi, Zurich/Switzerland
16:50 – 17:30	Right Heart Imaging: From Normal Findings to Pathology Rodrigo Salgado, Antwerp/Belgium
17:30 – 17:50	Soft Skills - Clinical essentials for cardiac radiologists: ECGs, medications and communication
17:50 – 18:30	Q&A Session

How to collect CME credits

A CME certificate will be issued automatically if the following criteria are met:

- You need to attend the course online via live stream in full length.

- You have to complete the electronic evaluation questionnaire. To do so, please click the “Course Evaluation” button displayed on the right column of the course page or go to the section “My Evaluation” of your ESR Connect account.

Evaluation is open from January 21, 18:30 CET until January 28, 23:59 CET and CME certificates can be downloaded in your ESR Connect user area under 'My Certificates'.