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This Workshop will provide a unique opportunity for an in-depth, intensive case-based initiative where participants learn the fundamentals and practical challenges associated with cardiac PET imaging and real-world approaches to issues they may encounter.

This activity is intended for cardiologists, nuclear cardiologists and nuclear medicine physicians practicing in the field of nuclear cardiology.

After participating in this Cardiac PET Intensive Workshop, learners should be able to:
• Describe the fundamental concepts of PET imaging
• Explain appropriate PET imaging processing protocols and Identify current PET tracers, image processing protocols, tracer quality
• Detail important quality measures for PET instrumentation
• Describe the stepwise approach to image interpretation and appropriate identification of image artifacts
• Explain how to acquire myocardial blood flow data and quality control associated with it
• Detail the principles and approach to metabolic imaging
• Interpret myocardial perfusion studies with and without myocardial blood flow information
• Detect and trouble shoot myocardial PET perfusion imaging artifacts
• Integrate myocardial blood flow and calcium scoring into myocardial perfusion imaging PET reports
• Identify incidental findings on cardiac PET studies
• Interpret myocardial metabolic imaging studies
• List practical considerations for setting up a PET lab
• Explain the latest information on cardiac PET reimbursement

The goals of the Cardiac PET Intensive Virtual Workshop are to increase learners’ knowledge and competence about all aspects of cardiac PET perfusion and metabolic imaging and provide the necessary information to help establish and run a PET laboratory.

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) offers improved diagnostic accuracy and additional benefits over cardiac SPECT in the management of patients with heart disease. [Bateman 2016; Dilsizian 2016] In addition, PET in combination with other imaging modalities including computed tomography, may enhance clinical decision making.

PET and hybrid PET/CT imaging expand the spectrum of patients that can be studied with nuclear cardiology imaging. Myocardial perfusion can be assessed in patients with no known CAD but low-intermediate pretest probability, as well as complicated patients with long histories of CAD, including those with prior revascularizations or infarctions, cardiomyopathies, co-existent valve diseases, and numerous comorbidities. In addition, it can be used for non-perfusion indications such as myocardial viability, [Beanlands 2007], device infections, [Kim 2014; McArdle 2013] endocarditis, [Saby 2013; Pizzi 2015] and cardiac sarcoidosis. [Osborne 2014] Cardiac PET also provides the ability to quantitate MBF and assess myocardial blood flow reserve (MFR), improving patient management decisions adding to the enhanced clinical value of PET imaging compared with SPECT imaging. [Murthy 2018; deKemp 2016]

Evaluation Deadlines: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™= April 17, 2022

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.



Physicians: The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology designates this “Other (internet live with pre-recorded sessions)” activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

As an accredited provider of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. In compliance with these standards, it is ASNC’s policy to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific merit in all of its educational activities through the disclosure of all financial relationships with ineligible companies and mitigation of conflicts of interest. The financial interest or relationships requiring disclosure are outlined in ASNC’s CME Conflict of Interest Policy. All persons who influenced the content of this activity are required to disclose all financial relationships. The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology has reviewed these disclosures and mitigated or managed all identified conflicts of interest through a peer review process.

The following planners, presenters, peer reviewers, and staff reported no financial relationships:
Dennis Calnon, MD
Iain McGhie, MD
Kathleen B. Flood
Georgia Lawrence
Linda Giering, PhD (ASNC staff)
Wendy Passerell (ASNC staff)

The following planners, presenters, peer reviewers, staff reported financial relationships:
Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD: Research Grant – Siemens; Consultant – Phillips, Jubilant, Pfizer
Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD: Research Grants: Astellas Pharma, Myokardia, Lantheus Medical Imaging; Advisory Board/Honoraria: Alnylam
Ian Armstrong, PhD: Research Grant/Honoraria – Siemens
Parthiban Arumugam, MD: Honoraria – IBA
Tim Bateman, MD: Consulting - GE Healthcare; Research Grants - GE Healthcare, Bracco, Spectrum Dynamics; Ownership: CVIT (SPECT and PET software)
Rob Beanlands, MD: Consultant/Research Grants – GE Healthcare, Jubilant DRAXImage, Lantheus
James Case, PhD: Research Grants - Bracco, GE, Jubilant DRAXImage; Ownership: CVIT (SPECT and PET software)
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD: Consultant: BioClinica; Royalty: UptoDate
Rob deKemp, PhD: Consultant: Jubilant DRAXImage; Research Grants – Jubilant DRAXImage, Lantheus, Siemens; Royalties: Jubilant, DRAXImage, INVIA Medical
Marcelo DiCarli, MD: Research Grants: Spectrum Dynamics, Gilead
Sharmila Dorbala, MD: Consultant/Research Grants – Pfizer, Attralus, GE Healthcare; Research Grant – Phillips; Advisory Board – Janssen; Honoraria – Ionetix, IBA
Denise Merlino: Consultant – Bracco, ASNC, SNMMI
Rupa Sanghani, MD: Consultant – Elsevier, Jubilant
Gary Small, MD: Research Grant - Pfizer

Release Date: January 16, 2002
Expiration Date: April 17, 2022
After April 17, 2022 there will be an additional fee to obtain your certificate.

The Cardiac PET Intensive Workshop took place January 14-16, 2022. Attendees may use the On Demand course to access post-test, faculty evaluation and certificate.

This activity has no commercial support.

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