2023 Virtual Fall Technologist Meeting

Our 2023 Fall Technologist Meeting took place on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from approximately 8 am to 5:15 pm. This meeting was approved by the SNMMI for up to 8.0 hours of VOICE/technologist credit.

The Fall Technologist Meeting Program Committee developed an excellent program. All talks were presented on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

Program Schedule

7:50 - 8:00 AM
Welcome and Introductory Comments

Shannon Youngblood, Ed.D, MSRS, BS, CNMT & Charles Metzger

8:00 - 9:00 AM
Overview of Extra-skeletal Activity on 99mTc-MDP Bone Scan Imaging

Saeed Elojeimy, MD, PhD

9:00 - 10:00 AM
Comparing Small Molecules and Antibodies: Clinical Implications for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications

Tina Buehner, PhD, CNMT, NMTCB(CT)(RS), FSNMMI-TS

10:00 - 11:00 AM
SNMMI Clinical Trials Network: Resources for Radiopharmaceutical Therapy and Imaging

Lance Burrell, MS, CNMT, PET, NCT, RT(CT) & Amanda Abbott, MS, CNMT, RT(N)(CT), PET

11:00 - 11:15 AM - BREAK

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Nuclear Option in the War on HCC

Tyler Sandow, MD

12:15 - 1:15 PM
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in NM, PET/CT and MRI
Nicole Nardecchia, MBA, CNMT, PET, RT(CT)(MR)

1:15 - 2:15 PM - LUNCH BREAK

2:15 - 3:15 PM
Glioblastoma: Imaging Shortcomings, the Role of PET/CT, and Theranostic Potential
Sara Johnson, EdS, CNMT, NMTCB(RS), RT(N)(CT), FSNMMI-TS

3:15 - 4:15 PM
Tips and Tricks of Radioiodine Theranostics for Thyroid Cancer

Lisa C. Blacklock, MD

4:15 - 5:15
Integrating the Functional & Anatomic Assessment of CAD in the Hybrid Era
Michael Brophey, MD