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Lesson
Introduction to PET/CT Imaging
12 topics, 49 min.
Introduction to PET/CT Imaging
1 m.How to Use the Case Viewer to Evaluate PET/CT Images in this Course
2 m.What is PET/CT Imaging?
7 m.Commonly Used Positron-emitting Radionuclides
2 m.PET/CT Imaging Acquisition
4 m.PET/CT Quality Control
5 m.Quantification of Tracer Uptake
6 m.Factors Impacting Quantification of Tracer Uptake
3 m.Where to Start: Reading a PET/CT Study
9 m.Case: Systematic Approach to Reading a PET/CT Study
9 m.Case: Setting Up Your Imaging Display for a PET/CT Study
5 m.PET/CT Report Example
2 m.Lesson
FDG Use in PET/CT
8 topics, 28 min.
Introduction to FDG
4 m.FDG: Patient Preparation
2 m.FDG: Patterns of Muscle Uptake
6 m.FDG: Patterns of Bone Marrow Uptake and the Effects of G-CSF
5 m.FDG: Patterns of Bone Marrow Uptake and the Effects of Bone Marrow Disease
3 m.Case: Normal Distribution of FDG Tracer
4 m.Case: Abnormal Distribution of FDG (Hyperinsulinemia)
6 m.Cases: Abnormal Distribution of FDG (Hyperinsulinemia, Rhabdomyolysis, Myositis)
2 m.Lesson
FDG: Common Pitfalls and Benign Lesions
9 topics, 21 min.
Lesson
FDG Use in Hematologic Malignancies
8 topics, 40 min.
Role of FDG PET/CT Imaging in Lymphoma: Classification and Staging
7 m.Role of FDG PET/CT Imaging in Lymphoma: Response to Therapy
3 m.Role of FDG PET/CT Imaging in Lymphoma: Follow-up Reports
3 m.FDG Case: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Initial Presentation
9 m.FDG Case: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Follow-up
6 m.FDG Case: DLBCL, Initial Presentation
5 m.FDG Case: DLBCL, Follow-up
5 m.FDG Case: Multiple Myeloma
7 m.Lesson
FDG Use in Lung Cancer
5 topics, 17 min.
Lesson
FDG Use in Head & Neck Cancer
3 topics, 14 min.
Lesson
FDG Use in Breast Cancer
2 topics, 8 min.
Lesson
FDG Use in Immunotherapy
3 topics, 18 min.
Lesson
DOTATATE Use in PET/CT
7 topics, 15 min.
Lesson
DOTATATE and FDG Use in Neuroendocrine Tumors
6 topics, 22 min.
Lesson
PSMA Use in PET/CT
4 topics, 9 min.
Lesson
PSMA Use in Prostate Cancer
5 topics, 23 min.
0:01
Hello everybody.
0:02
I am El Fran. I'm a radiologist
0:04
and nuclear medicine physician at UMass Medical Center.
0:08
Thank you for joining this course.
0:10
In this course, we are going to review, uh,
0:13
several topics related to PET CT imaging.
0:16
We will cover the basics from the
0:18
instrumentation standpoint.
0:20
Um, we will discuss
0:22
and learn about the most commonly used tracers, um, as well
0:27
as most common indications.
0:30
One of the things that will be covered as well is how
0:33
to read a pet, and I would show you what my approach is.
0:38
I hope you find this useful and that you enjoy it,
0:41
and I hope that this allows you
0:44
to be more comfortable in your practice.
Introduction to PET/CT Imaging
HIDEInteractive Transcript
0:01
Hello everybody.
0:02
I am El Fran. I'm a radiologist
0:04
and nuclear medicine physician at UMass Medical Center.
0:08
Thank you for joining this course.
0:10
In this course, we are going to review, uh,
0:13
several topics related to PET CT imaging.
0:16
We will cover the basics from the
0:18
instrumentation standpoint.
0:20
Um, we will discuss
0:22
and learn about the most commonly used tracers, um, as well
0:27
as most common indications.
0:30
One of the things that will be covered as well is how
0:33
to read a pet, and I would show you what my approach is.
0:38
I hope you find this useful and that you enjoy it,
0:41
and I hope that this allows you
0:44
to be more comfortable in your practice.
Report
Faculty
Elisa Franquet Elia, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
UMass Chan Medical School
Tags
Response and assessment
PET/CT FDG
PET
Oncologic Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
Neoplastic
General Oncologic Imaging Concepts
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