Description
 This CME teaching activity is designed to provide a practical yet in-depth review of nuclear medicine with concentration on the latest trends, protocols and advances in clinical diagnosis and patient management. Faculty discuss techniques, tips, common artifacts and pitfalls through didactic lectures and case-based presentations.
Target Audience
This CME teaching activity should benefit nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists. The course should also prove valuable for physicians who order these studies.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:
- Apply state-of-the-art protocols to assess a lung and gastrointestinal disorders.
- Discuss current and future directions of nuclear medicine.
- Discuss the expanding role of SPECT/CT.
- Describe the role of nuclear medicine when used to evaluate neurodegenerative, neuroendocrine, musculoskeletal and renal disorders.
- Explain the expanding role of nuclear medicine in the detection and management of thyroid and prostate cancers.
No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.
Topics
- Ventilation and Perfusion Imaging
Don C. Yoo, M.D., FACR - Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal Imaging
Esma Akin, M.D., FACR - Dopamine Transporter Imaging for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Phillip Kuo, M.D. Ph.D., FACR - Musculoskeletal Imaging
Katherine Zukotynski, M.D., Ph.D. - Renal Imaging
Phillip Kuo, M.D. Ph.D., FACR - The Expanding Role of SPECT/CT for General Nuclear Medicine Studies
Esma Akin, M.D., FACR - Update on Benign Thyroid Disease and Treatment
Katherine Zukotynski, M.D., Ph.D. - Update on Thyroid Cancer and Treatment
Don C. Yoo, M.D., FACR - Update on Neuroendocrine Imaging and Therapy
Katherine Zukotynski, M.D., Ph.D. - Update on Treatment of Prostate Bone Metastases with Ra-233
Eric M. Rohren, M.D., Ph.D., FACR - PSMA Prostate Therapies: Current Practice and Future Directions
Terence Z. Wong, M.D., Ph.D., FACR - Artifacts and Pitfalls in Nuclear Medicine
Terence Z. Wong, M.D., Ph.D., FACR - Challenging and Instructional General Nuclear Medicine Cases
Don C. Yoo, M.D., FACR
