Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging
Core Lectures 2012 - 2013

Course Director: Andrei Iagaru, MD

Thursdays, 7:30 am - 8:30 am
Location: Lucas Expansion, Glazer Learning Center

Date
Topic / Lecturer

Sept 7, 2012

Intro to Nuclear Medicine and Exam Reporting
Andrei Iagaru, MD

Sept 14, 2012

Bone Scans: Tumor Imaging
I. Ross McDougall, MD, PhD

Sept 20, 2012

Bone Scans: Infection, Metabolic Bone Disease, Trauma
Andrew Quon, MD

Sept 27, 2012

Infection Imaging I: WBC and Gallium Scans
Andrei Iagaru, MD

Oct 4, 2012

Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease
George Segall, MD

Oct 11, 2012

Pulmonary Scintigraphy
I. Ross McDougall, MD, PhD

Oct 18, 2012

Accidental (or not) Radioactivity Spills
John Kwofie, PhD

Oct 25, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Guidance on Release of Radioactive Patient
Dawn Banghart, PhD

Nov 1, 2012

GI Bleeding Scintigraphy
Andrew Quon, MD

Nov 8, 2012

Liver and Hepatobiliary Scitigraphy
Erik Mittra, MD, PhD

Nov 15, 2012

GU Scitigraphy: Evaluation of Renal Function and the Renal Cortex
Erik Mittra, MD, PhD

Nov 22, 2012

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Dec 6, 2012

CSF Scintigraphy: Cisternography, Shunt Studies, and Evaluation of Leaks; Cerebral Perfusion Imaging
Minal Vasanawala, MD


Dec 13, 2012

Neuroedocrine Tumors: Octreotide and MIBG Scintigraphy
Erik Mittra, MD, PhD

Dec 20, 2012

Thyroid: Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperthyroidism
Andrei Iagaru, MD

Dec 27, 2012

WINTER BREAK

Jan 3, 2012

WINTER BREAK

Jan 10, 2013

Thyroid: Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer
Andrei Iagaru, MD

Jan 17, 2013

Thyroid: Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
Andrei Iagaru, MD

Jan 24, 2013

Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: Problem, Pitfalls, and Artifacts
Minal Vasanawala, MD

Jan 31, 2013

Radioimmunotherapy in NHL
Andrei Iagaru, MD

Feb 7, 2013

Lymphoscintigraphy, Sentinel Node Mapping
George Segall, MD

Feb 14, 2013

Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Studies
Andrei Iagaru, MD

Feb 21, 2013

Bone Density Measurements
George Segall, MD

Feb 28, 2013

Controversies in Management of Thyroid Cancer
I. Ross McDougall, MD, PhD

March 7, 2013

Intro to PET/CT
Andrei Iagaru, MD

March 14, 2013

PET/CT: Physiologic and Benign Causes of FDG Uptake
George Segall, MD

March 21, 2013

PET/CT: Head and Neck Cancers
Erik Mittra, MD, PhD

March 28, 2013

PET/CT: Myocardial Perfusion and Viability
Andrew Quon, MD

April 4, 2013

Infection Imaging II: PET/CT
Andrei Iagaru, MD

April 11, 2013

PET/CT: Brain Tumors, Dementia and Epilepsy
Andrew Quon, MD

April 18, 2013

PET/CT: Primary Cancers of the Thorax
George Segall, MD

April 25, 2013

Scintimammography: Sestamibi, FDG - PEM
Erik Mittra, MD, PhD

May 2, 2013

PET/CT: Breast and GYN cancers
Andrei Iagaru, MD

May 9, 2013

PET/CT: Cancers of the GU Tract
Minal Vasanawala, MD

May 16, 2013

PET/CT: Lymphoma
Andrew Quon, MD

May 23, 2013

PET/CT: Cancers of the GI Tract
Minal Vasanawala, MD

May 30, 2013

PET/CT: Melanoma and Sarcoma
Andrei Iagaru, MD

June 6, 2013

Topic Requested by the Residents
Fred Chin, PhD

June 13, 2013

PET Quantification of Myocardial Blood Flow
Guido Davidzon, MD

June 20, 2013

A Review of Functional Imaging in Diagnosing Infection
Judy Nguyen, MD

June 27, 2013

VCUG, GFR and Related Problems
Erik Mittra, MD, PhD


Core Lectures 2011 - 2012
Core Lectures 2010 - 2011
Core Lectures 2009 - 2010