Table 1 Topics to be covered in Level 1 training

• CMR safety: magnetic fields, and contraindications

• CMR contrast agents: mechanisms, safety, and applications

• Blood flow imaging and quantitative analysis of velocity-encoded images

• CMR of cardiovascular structure and anatomy

• CMR of right and left ventricular function

• CMR of myocardial infarction, scarring, and viability assessment

• CMR of myocardial fibrosis and edema

• CMR stress testing

• CMR of vascular pathology, including aortic disease

• CMR of valvular heart disease

• CMR of pediatric and adult congenital heart disease

• CMR in cardiomyopathies and heart failure

• CMR in arrhythmia

• CMR of pericardial disease

• CMR for cardiac masses and tumors