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Advances in Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging 2024

Advances in Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging features fourteen internationally renowned faculty experts discussing nuclear medicine’s latest trends and emerging procedures.  Created from the Mid-Eastern Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s 52nd Annual Conference, this activity presents the impact of radiopharmaceuticals on imaging, cardiology, oncology and much more.  Robust discussions of imaging tools, administration equipment, dosimetry and future applications are included, as well.

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Advances in Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging
Developing a PET-CT RB-82 Myocardial Imaging ProgramJason Jenkins, CNMT
Rb-82 PET Myocardial Blood Flow ImagingJason Jenkins, CNMT
Molecular Imaging With PET to Detect and Quantify Atherosclerotic PlaquesAbass Alavi, MD
Session 2: Dosimetry
Dosimetry BasicsCarlos Uribe, PhD
Personalized dosimetry for Y90 TAREKevin Hirsch, MD
Advanced Dosimetry Including Use in the Theranostics RoutineMichael Morris, MD
Session 3: Oncologic Imaging
Can Radiotracer Based Bone Scanning to Detect Metastasis Survive the Test of TimeAbass Alavi, MD
Lymphoma Staging and Response Assessment: Past, Present and FutureBruce Cheson, MD
Recent Developments and Issues in Differentiated Thyroid CancerDouglas Van Nostrand, MD
PET/CT in Brain Tumors: Current and Potential Future ApplicationsMohammed Gharavi, MD
Systemic Therapy in Advanced Prostate Cancer: The Evolving LandscapeAsit Paul, PhD
Session 4: Radiation Safety & SPECT-CT
Radiation Safety in the Age of TheranosticsJayashree Parekh, MD
Our Quest for Ultra Low Dose PET-CT Scanning: Experience and ImplicationsEliot Siegel, MD
Panel DiscussionMultiple Faculty
Benefits of SPECT-CTGabriel Soudry, MD
Session 5: Future Applications
Hype, Reality, and the Future Potential of AI in Nuclear MedicineEliot Siegel, MD
Current and Emerging Radiopharmaceuticals in TheranosticsJoseph Osborne, MD
Expanding the Practice of Lu177 Based Radiopharmaceutical Therapies From a Tertiary Care Hospital to the Community: Opportunities and ChallengesGiuseppe Esposito, MD
PET Imaging’s Impact on Medicine, Research and Future OptionsAbass Alavi, MD