Abstract

This two-day course is provides a clinical perspective of PET and PET/CT imaging. Basic to advanced applications of PET and PET/CT are put in the context of disease detection and treatment planning. At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: Identify and discuss the clinical applications of PET/CT, Describe a systematic approach to interpreting PET/CT, Recognize normal variants, incidental findings, and pitfalls on PET/CT, Interpret PET/CT for a wide range of oncologic indications including assisting in diagnosis, staging, restaging and monitoring response to therapy in a variety of cancer types.