2022 PET/CT Imaging - A CME Teaching Activity

This CME Activity is structured to provide 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. In addition, an introduction to the indications and applications of theranostics round out the program.

This CME activity should benefit radiologists, oncologists, and nuclear medicine physicians. The course should also prove valuable for physicians who order these studies.

Educational Symposia

Physicians: Educational Symposia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Educational Symposia designates this enduring material for a maximum of 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All activity participants are required to complete the credit application in order to be awarded credit. Course participants will also have the opportunity to critically evaluate the program as it relates to practice relevance and educational objectives.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM for these programs may be claimed until October 14, 2025.

This program is planned and organized by Educational Symposia, a leader in accredited continuing education since 1975.

This activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Elements.

At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:

• Apply state-of-the-art protocols to evaluate neurodegenerative disease, head and neck and cutaneous cancers to clinical practice.
• Optimize PET and PET/CT imaging protocols for the detection and follow up of infection and inflammatory disorders.
• Describe the advantages and pitfalls of PET and PET/CT.
• Differentiate normal variants and urgent findings on PET/CT.
• Discuss the utility of PET/CT when used to evaluate dementia, gastrointestinal, thyroid and prostate cancers.

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.