ASNC Cardiac PET Curriculum 2023

Overview

The ASNC Cardiac PET Curriculum 2023 is a comprehensive digital learning program designed to enhance knowledge and understanding of cardiovascular PET imaging. This curriculum offers a detailed exploration of PET fundamentals, instrumentation, clinical applications, and protocols through a structured series of 26 modules.

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Agenda

This curriculum contains 8 main topics organized into 26 modules that cover the full scope of cardiac PET imaging:

• Part I: Basics of Cardiovascular PET
  • Physics of Cardiovascular PET — Kenneth Nichols, PhD & James A. Case, PhD
• Part II: Instrumentation
  • Instrumentation of Cardiovascular PET — James Galt, PhD
  • Acquisition and Processing for Cardiovascular PET — Piotr Slomka, PhD
  • PET Quality Control, Corrections and Processing — James A. Case, PhD
  • Hybrid Imaging — James A. Case, PhD
• Part III: Cardiovascular PET Tracers
  • Cardiovascular PET Tracers – Part a — Aldo Schenone, MD
  • Cardiovascular PET Tracers – Part b — Al Sinusas, MD & Bryan Young, MD, PhD
• Part IV: How To Perform Cardiac PET
  • How to Perform a 82Rb Perfusion Study — Paul Cremer, MD
  • How to Perform a 13N-NH3 Perfusion Study — Sharmila Dorbala, MD
  • How to Perform a PET Myocardial Blood Flow Evaluation — Cesia Gallegos-Kattan, MD, MHS
  • How to Perform an 18F FDG Viability Study — Gary Small, MB ChB, PhD, Christiane Weifels, MD, MSc, & Rob S.B. Beanlands, MD
  • How to Perform an 18F FDG Infection/Inflammation Study — Wengen Chen, MD, PhD
• Part V: Clinical Data
  • Cardiac PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Including Myocardial Blood Flow Assessment in Clinical Studies — Krishna Patel, MD, MSc
  • Interpretation and Reporting of Cardiac PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies — Andrew Crean, MD & Ali Pedarzadeh, MD
  • Low Dose CT with Cardiac PET Perfusion — Randall C. Thompson, MD
  • A Radiologist’s Approach to Reviewing the CT Attenuation Correction Images for Important Incidental Findings — Michael Steigner, MD
• Part VI: Non-Perfusion PET Imaging
  • Myocardial Viability with PET Clinical Data — Wael Jaber, MD
  • Cardiac Sarcoid PET Imaging Clinical Data — Edward Miller, MD, PhD
  • Infection PET Imaging with 18F-FDG Clinical Data — Gabriel Grossman, MD, PhD
• Part VII: Interactive Case Studies
  • Case Review – 82Rb PET Perfusion Imaging – Part a — Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD & Talal Alnablesi, MD
  • Case Review – Myocardial Blood Flow with 82Rb PET Imaging — Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD & Talal Alnablesi, MD
  • Case Review – 13N-NH3 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Myocardial Blood Flow with 13NH3 PET Imaging — Sabahat Bokhari, MD
  • Case review – Non-Perfusion Imaging – Viability — Serge C. Harb, MD
  • Case review – Non-Perfusion Imaging – Sarcoid — Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
  • Case Review – Non-Perfusion Imaging – Infection and Inflammation — Fabien Hyafil, MD, PhD
• Part VIII: Establishing a PET Facility
  • Planning a PET facility — Gary Heller, MD, PhD

Learner Objectives

After participating in the ASNC Cardiac PET Curriculum 2023, learners should be able to:

• Differentiate the clinical value of PET versus SPECT imaging
• Describe the various hardware and software options for PET imaging and their strengths and limitations
• Employ procedures to ensure PET studies are acquired appropriately for clinical PET studies
• Explain the various PET imaging protocols and patient preparation critical to performing appropriate PET studies
• Describe how to acquire and report myocardial blood flow results from a PET perfusion study
• Detail shielding, patient preparation, and other regulatory requirements to establish a PET facility

Speakers

• Kenneth Nichols, PhD
• James A. Case, PhD
• James Galt, PhD
• Piotr Slomka, PhD
• Aldo Schenone, MD
• Al Sinusas, MD
• Bryan Young, MD, PhD
• Paul Cremer, MD
• Sharmila Dorbala, MD
• Cesia Gallegos-Kattan, MD, MHS
• Gary Small, MB ChB, PhD
• Christiane Weifels, MD, MSc
• Rob S.B. Beanlands, MD
• Wengen Chen, MD, PhD
• Krishna Patel, MD, MSc
• Andrew Crean, MD
• Ali Pedarzadeh, MD
• Randall C. Thompson, MD
• Michael Steigner, MD
• Wael Jaber, MD
• Edward Miller, MD, PhD
• Gabriel Grossman, MD, PhD
• Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD
• Talal Alnablesi, MD
• Sabahat Bokhari, MD
• Serge C. Harb, MD
• Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
• Fabien Hyafil, MD, PhD
• Gary Heller, MD, PhD

Target Audience

This curriculum is suitable for cardiologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, technologists, and healthcare professionals involved in cardiac PET imaging seeking to strengthen their expertise in cardiovascular PET methodology and clinical applications.

Why This Topic Matters

The ASNC Cardiac PET Curriculum 2023 addresses critical aspects of cardiovascular PET imaging, an advanced specialty within cardiology and radiology. As PET imaging continues to expand its clinical role, maintaining current knowledge and skills is essential for delivering precise diagnostic and therapeutic management.

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