SWC-SNMMI 68th Annual Meeting
The Southwestern Chapter's 68th Annual Meeting, took place at the Houston Marriott Westchase April 12-14, 2024 in the vibrant Houston Galleria Area. This event delivered high-quality and timely education and fostered valuable relationships with esteemed colleagues.
Program Chairs Olga Molchanova-Cook, MD, PhD and Summer Khairi, MBA, CNMT, NMTCB(CT) developed an excellent program. Attendees enjoyed high-quality and timely education while fostering valuable relationships with esteemed colleagues.
We were approved for 17.5 hours of ACCME(AMA/PRA), VOICE/Technologist, ACPE and CAMPEP credits.
Program
Presentation slides are hyperlinked in blue. Not all presentations are available.
Friday, April 12
Controversies in Thyroid Cancer Therapy
Bennett Greenspan MD
Hype, Reality, and the Future Potential of AI in Nuclear Medicine
Eliot Siegel MD
NRC Update and Long COVID: Cardiac
Darlene Metter MD
A Technologist Perspective on Conducting Theranostic Clinical Trials – Dosimetry Emphasis
Freddy Gonzalez MBA, RT(N), CT, PET
PET/CT Imaging of Hardware and Line Infections
Shana Elman MD
Generational Understanding and Professional Involvement
Summer Khairi, MBA, CNMT & Thomas Cunningham CNMT
ABNM Update + PET for Multiple Myeloma
Twyla Bartel DO
Technologist Career Roundtable - Slides Unavailable
Summer Khairi MBA, CNMT; Freddy Gonzalez MBA, RT(N), CT, PET; Jamie Gladson MSRS, CNMT, RT(CT); Amanda Roby CNMT; & Jose Meza PET,RT(R)(N)(BD)(CT)
Medical Response to Radiation: Navigating Emergencies, Enhancing Survival
Justin Peacock MD, PhD
Saturday, April 13
Cardiologist’s Perspective on Decision Process to Send Patient for NucMed Study - Slides Unavailable
Nils Johnson, MD
Accuracy of PET-derived Absolute Myocardial Blood Flow
Robert Bober MD
Radiopharmacy Essentials
Marianna Dakanali PhD
National SNMMI Update + Therapy Radionuclides: Current and Future Status
Cathy S. Cutler PhD
Ethics in Nuclear Medicine: A Case-Based Approach
Thomas Anderson MD
Lutetium-177 PSMA Radioligand Therapy for Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Kevin Courtney MD
Student Case Study
Case Study: White Blood Cell Imaging
★ Cedric Butler (top 3 presenter)
Whole Body Iodine Scan: Struma Ovarii
★ Allie Dixon (top 3 presenter)
Neurologic Imaging: Nuclear Medicine and Therapeutic Potential - Slides Unavailable
★ Joseph Sulaica (top 3 presenter)
Cardiac Amyloidosis - Slides Unavailable
Alexandra Rubio
Charcot’s Arthropathy: The Use of Three Phase Bone Scans to Detect Diabetic Neuropathy
Kathryn McIntyre
Coronary Artery Disease Case Study - Slides Unavailable
Matthew Munoz
Proffered Talks
Targeted Intra-arterial Lutathera(R) Administration for Hepatic-Predominant Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor - Slides Unavailable
Alexis St. Claire MD
Impact of Count Variability to Gallbladder Ejection Results - Slides Unavailable
Savannah Wagner BS
Non-Point Source Effects in Nuclear Medicine Shielding and Patent Release - Slides Unavailable
Tianliang Gu PhD
Nuclear Imaging of Diseases Leading to Dementia - Slides Unavailable
Belen Pascual PhD
Starting, Optimizing, and Maintaining a Cardiac PET Program
Shana Elman MD & Michele Wanner CNMT
PET/CT Jeopardy - Slides Unavailable
Twyla Bartel DO & Tracy Yarbrough MD, PhD
Sunday, April 14
FAP Imaging and FAP-Directed Therapy: Challenges and Controversies - Slides Unavailable
Farshad Moradi MD, PhD
Why LNT Is Wrong and Radiation Hormesis Is Real
Bennett Greenspan MD
Latest Developments in CZT SPECT Imaging
Benjamin Auer PhD
Emerging Cardiac PET Tracers and the Future of the Modality - Slides Unavailable
Amanda Roby CNMT