In the Technical Requirements section of ASNC’s Cardiac PET Launch Kit, you’ll find several how-to videos featuring guidance from ASNC members who have championed the modality in different practice environments. Among the videos is an insights-packed guide to launching a lab shared by the cardiac and radiology departments.

Talal S. Alnabelsi, MD, FASNC
Talal S. Alnabelsi, MD, FASNC, recounts his team’s journey, highlighting the lessons they learned throughout the process. He explains keys to success, challenges they overcame, the lab’s weekly schedule, a one-page tool that helps them avoid prior authorization delays, and resources he recommends to colleagues looking to launch a cardiac PET lab.
“Have fun,” says Dr. Alnabelsi, nuclear cardiology lab director at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. “Enjoy the process, the challenges. You are going to face hurdles but ultimately, it will be very, very rewarding.”
ASNC members have unlimited access to all the resources compiled in the Cardiac PET Launch Kit. Get started now.
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