Interpreting and Reporting F-18 PET MPI: 3-Part OnDemand Series

This 3-part OnDemand series provides an in-depth exploration of F-18 flurpiridaz and its application in cardiac PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), guiding clinicians through normal interpretation, abnormal case analysis, and practical implementation in both pharmacologic and exercise stress settings.

These webinars will be helpful for cardiac PET imagers who want to understand the nuances of F-18 tracers as well as those looking to add cardiac PET to their practice.

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OVERVIEW OF PART 1

Part 1 of this series provides an overview of F-18 flurpiridaz and important things to consider as you incorporate this tracer into clinical practice and discusses interpretation of normal studies performed with pharmacologic stress and provides important perspectives on the added value of myocardial blood flow.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this activity, learners should be able to:

• Describe the unique properties of F-18 flurpiridaz compared with other cardiac PET tracers
• Identify physiological uptake patterns and normal variants seen on F-18 flurpiridaz images
• Provide details of pharmacologic and exercise stress imaging protocols

Watch Part 1 and earn up to 0.75 CME credits.

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OVERVIEW OF PART 2

Part 2 of this series provides an in-depth discussion of 3 abnormal F-18 studies. For each case, the faculty will discuss uptake patterns, incidental findings, and normal variants seen with F-18 tracers and how they differ from existing cardiac PET tracers, and discuss interpreting myocardial blood flow measurements. A systematic approach to review these images will be described and look at how these PET MPI cases will help you serve your patients with the clinical information you need for your referring physicians.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this activity, learners should be able to:

• Describe how to identify misregistration and the importance of minimizing patient motion
• Identify utility of wall motion to avoid false positive studies

Watch Part 2 and earn up to 0.5 CME credits.

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OVERVIEW OF PART 3

Part 3 of this series will focus on the use of exercise stress with F-18 flurpiridaz and discuss issues that need to be considered when reviewing these images. In addition, 2 real world clinical cases from Houston Methodist Hospital will be discussed.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this activity, learners should be able to:

• Describe the importance of a structured approach to interpretation of F-18 flurpiridaz imaging
• Compare and define differences in exercise and pharmacologic stress imaging protocols and image acquisition

Watch Part 3 and earn up to 0.5 CME credits.

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This program is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from GE HealthCare.