This activity is part of the Navigating Cardiac PET Imaging: Clinical Advantages, Barriers and Cutting-Edge Applications project.
Learner Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:
- Recognize the superiority of PET over SPECT for assessment of ischemic heart disease, summarizing the clinical and technical advantages.
- Integrate PET imaging into a multimodality approach including optimizing diagnostic accuracy, therapeutic decision-making, and patient management.
- Recognize how to deliver a high-quality PET program, including appropriate referral criteria, patient preparation, image acquisition, interpretation and communication of test results.
- Evaluate evolving advancements in PET, including imaging for the detection of diffuse coronary atherosclerosis and coronary microvascular dysfunction.
Target Audience
The target audience for this activity are general cardiologists and the cardiac care team (RN, NP, PA).
Important Dates
Date of Release: December 4, 2024
Term of Approval/Date of Expiration: December 4, 2025
Faculty
Rupa Sanghani, MD, FACC
Rush University
Disclosures
Nothing to disclose
Krishna Patel, MD, MSc
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Disclosures
Research: Jubilant Drax Image, Inc.
Dennis A. Calnon, MD, FACC
Ohiohealth Physician Group
Disclosures
Nothing to disclose
Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, FACC
University of Virginia
Disclosures
Consultant Fees/Honoraria: GE HealthCare
Acknowledgement
Educational support provided by: GE HealthCare