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Cardiac PET Technologist Workshop: Faculty & Agenda

PET TECHNOLOGIST WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
 

View the expert cardiac PET imagers that will lead the Cardiac PET Technologist Workshop and see the agenda below.

New this year!
Prerecorded lectures will be available to all registrants ahead of the workshop.

Attendees can earn up to 10.5* CE Credits™—More than enough to fulfill your annual specialty CE requirement!

Faculty

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC		 PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT

Ian Armstrong, PhD

Timothy Bateman, MD, MASNC

James Case, PhD, MASNC

Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD

Joseph Dietz, CNMT

Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MASNC

Timothy Dunn, CNMT

Gary Heller, MD, PhD, MASNC

Caroline Hurley, CNMT

Ibrahim Saeed, MD

 

Agenda
 

Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time Title Faculty
10:00 am Introduction and Logistics Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC; and Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT
Session 1: Why Are We Doing Cardiac PET? Moderators: Gary Heller, MD, PhD, MASNC; Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC; and Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT
10:10 am Why is PET Better? Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, MASNC
  How Reading PET Differs From SPECT (Rb/NH3) Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, MASNC
  What Does MBF Add? Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, MASNC
  What Does CT Add? Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, MASNC
10:55 am Discussion and Q & A Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, MASNC
11:15 am Break  
   
Session 2: Technical Issues Transitioning From SPECT To PET Moderators: Gary Heller, MD, PhD, MASNC; and Tim Dunn, CNMT
11:30 am Moving from SPECT to PET: Considerations and Issues Ibrahim Saeed, MD
12:00 pm Physics and Quality Control of PET and PET/CT James Case, PhD, MASNC
12:30 pm Discussion and Q & A Faculty and Moderators
1:00 pm Break  
Session 3: Basics of Delivery Systems for Cardiac PET Perfusion Moderator: James Case, PhD, MASNC
1:30 pm Introduction to Tracer Delivery Systems James Case, PhD, MASNC
1:45 pm Things You Need To Know – RubyFill Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT
2:00 pm Things You Need to Know – Cardiogen Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC
2:15 pm Things You Need to Know – 13N-NH3 Joseph Dietz, CNMT
2:30 pm Discussion and Q & A Faculty and Moderators
3:00 pm Break  
Session 4: Diving Into Perfusion Imaging Protocols Moderators: Caroline Hurley, CNMT; Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT; and James Case, PhD, MASNC
3:15 pm Patient Preparation Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT
3:30 pm Fundamentals of Perfusion Imaging Protocols James Case, PhD, MASNC
3:45 pm Exercise With Ammonia Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, MASNC
4:00 pm Case Examples - How it is Done! James Case, PhD, MASNC, and Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT
4:30 pm Discussion and Q&A Faculty and Moderators
4:45 pm Adjourn/Chatroom for attendees Faculty and Participants
     
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Session 5: Myocardial Blood Flow: Getting It Right Moderators: Timothy Bateman, MD, MASNC; and Ian Armstrong, PhD
10:00 am Science Behind Myocardial Blood Flow Ian Armstrong, PhD
10:25 am Acquiring the Data, Processing and QC  
 
  • Processing With the Retention Model
 Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT
 
  • Processing With the Single Tissue Model
 Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC
10:55 am Case Examples  
 
  • Retention Model
 Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT, and James Case, PhD, MASNC
 
  • Single Tissue Model
 Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC, and Ian Armstrong, PhD
11:55 am Discussion and Q & A Faculty and Moderators
12:10 pm Break  
Session 6: Things You Need To Know That Were Not Covered Moderators: Tim Dunn, CNMT, and Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT
12:30 pm MPI Artifacts: Cases James Case, PhD, MASNC; Erin Stevens, CNMT, NCT; Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC; and Ian Armstong
1:00 pm MBF: What to Do With the Data Gary Heller, MD, PhD, MASNC
1:15 pm Flurpirdaz: Results from Clinical Trials Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
1:30 pm Flurpiridaz: Considerations for Your Lab Timothy Bateman, MD, MASNC
1:45 pm Discussion and Q&A Faculty and Moderators
2:00 pm Adjourn/Chat room Faculty and Participants
*Credits subject to change


Prerecorded Lectures

  • Running a Joint Cardiology-Oncology PET Program – Caroline Hurley, CNMT
  • Radiation Exposure – Gary Heller, MD, PhD, MASNC
  • Non-MPI: Viability, Sarcoid and Infection – Kyle Sullivan, CNMT
  • Technical Aspects of Obtaining a Calcium Score – Mark Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC


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