MRI Reporting Radiographer: Can a Radiographer Report CMR Scans?

𝐌𝐑𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐂𝐌𝐑 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫
Dear MRI Community,
In Episode #19 of the Everything MRI podcast, we sit down with Kevin Strachan, Cardiac MRI Reporting Radiographer at Nottingham University Hospital and Cardiac MRI Specialist at Philips, to explore the professional journey, day-to-day practice and wider impact of being a 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫, with a strong focus on cardiac MRI.
Over this journey with Kevin, we discuss 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 - the training routes, credentialing, mentorship and practical skills that make the difference - alongside the actual pros and challenges.

Kevin also shares his experience of 𝐂𝐌𝐑-𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: key reporting priorities, common pitfalls to avoid, and crucial sequences and post-processing techniques in this field.

Thanks to his combined 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, he shares valuable thoughts on education, technology adoption and how industry–clinical collaboration can support service growth and training.
As usual, if you have interesting cardiac MRI cases, questions about reporting training pathways, or tips for setting up or scaling a reporting service, feel free to share them in the comments and help the community learn and grow.

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