ASNC Nuclear Cardiology Core Curriculum 2023

The Nuclear Cardiology Core Curriculum is composed of 8 courses with a total of 18 presentations from leaders in the field:

1. Physics Fundamentals, Basic Radiotracers, Stress Agents, and Radiation Biology

• Knowledge of Basic Physics of SPECT/MUGA Acquisition and Display – Robert Pagnanelli, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R), FASNC
• Properties and Use of Standard Radiotracers – Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC
• Basics of Pharmacologic Stress Agents Mechanism of Action, Administration, and Safety – Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, MASNC
• Radiation Biology Basics – Jason S. Tavel, PhD

2. Pre-test Assessment and Fundamentals of Stress Testing

• Principles of Stress Testing – Donna M. Polk, MD, MPH​, FASNC
• Basics of Pre-test Risk and How to Incorporate Results for Post-test Risk – Prem Soman, MD, PhD​, MASNC
• Stress Lab Emergencies – Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH, FASNC

3. Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Review

• Protocols of Assessing Myocardial Viability- Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
• SPECT Protocols for CAD – W. Lane Duvall, MD, FASNC

4. Interpretation and Reporting of SPECT

• Role of SPECT on Ventricular Function Assessment – Renée Bullock-Palmer, MD, FASNC
• Identify a High Risk SPECT Study – Maria Sciammarella, MD
• Recognizing Artifacts – E. Gordon DePuey, MD​, MASNC
• Systematic Interpretation and Reporting – Robert C. Hendel, MD, MASNC

5. Appropriate Use of Testing

• Patient Centered Imaging: How to Choose the Right Test for the Right Patient – David Wolinsky, MD, MASNC
• Knowledge of AUC and its Application – Rami Doukky, MD, MSc, MBA, FASNC​

6. Risk Stratification

• Integrating Clinical and Stress EKG Findings with Myocardial Perfusion – Diwakar Jain, MD, MASNC

7. Cardiac PET

• Basics of Cardiac PET and Myocardial Blood Flow – Robert deKemp, PhD, FASNC

8. Basics of CT in Nuclear Cardiology

• Basics of Cardiac PET and Myocardial Blood Flow – Randall C. Thompson, MD, MASNC