SCMR 2026 in Brazil: Developing generalist AI methods for cardiovascular magnetic resonance and strengthening regional collaboration in Latin America

I am Ricardo A. Gonzales, a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School working on AI in medical imaging. I attended the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) Annual Scientific Sessions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with support from an IET Travel Award. I am grateful to the IET and the Postgraduate and Travel Awards Panel for enabling my participation at an international forum focused on advancing cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) research and clinical practice. The meeting was professionally valuable because it combined scientific exchange with relationship-building. It was also personally meaningful to take part in a major CMR meeting hosted in Latin America, my hometown region, and to see strong regional participation.