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`This two-and-a-half day interactive course for physicians, technologists and
`other healthcare professionals provides the latest updates in nuclear cardiology
`imaging. As an attendee, you will increase your knowledge and competency
`in solving clinical, technical and practical issues facing nuclear cardiology
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`2017 Program Schedule
`Thursday, September 14
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`1:00PM – 2:30PM
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`C
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`CORE
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`2:45PM – 4:00PM
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`MI
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`MULTIMODALITY IMAGING
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`Session 101
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` How to Incorporate Test Findings
`Beyond Perfusion
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.25; MOC
`Location: Chicago
`Moderators: A. Iain McGhie, MD; Ibrahim M. Saeed, MD
`1:00PM
` Significant ST Segment Changes
`Christopher L. Hansen, MD, FASNC
` Arrhythmias, Heart Rate Recovery and
`Abnormal Hemodynamic Responses
`John Wells Askew, MD, FASNC
` High Risk MPI Markers
`R. Parker Ward, MD, FASNC
` Coronary Artery Calcium and Coronary Flow Reserve
`L. Samuel Wann, MD
` Discussion
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`1:20PM
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`1:40PM
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`2:00PM
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`2:20PM
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`O
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`OTHER
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`Session 102
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`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.5
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` Positioning your Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory
`for Long-term Success: A Comprehensive Boot
`Camp - Part 1
`Location: Empire BC
`Moderator: Larry Sobal, MBA
`1:00PM - 2:00PM
`Part 1. Operations: Optimal Staffing of the
`Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory in 2017
`1:00PM
` Physician Supervision Requirements for Stress
`Testing in 2017
`Lisa A. Oakes, RN
` What is the Ideal Staffing of a Nuclear
`Cardiology Laboratory?
`Lisa A. Oakes, RN
` Do Nuclear Technologists Need Additional
`Training and Qualification to Perform PET,
`SPECT/CT, or PET/CT Imaging?
`Robert A. Pagnanelli, CNMT, RT(N)(R), NCT, FASNC
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`1:20PM
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`1:40PM
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`2:00PM - 2:30PM
`Part 2. The Economics of Nuclear Cardiology:
`Billing, Reimbursement, and Compensation
` How Do We Know We Are Billing Correctly?
`2:00PM
`TBD
` How to Work Effectively with RBM’s to
`Facilitate Prior Authorization
`Timothy M. Bateman, MD, MASNC
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`2:15PM
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`14
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`CME: 1.25; CE: 1.0; MOC
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`Session 103 CT, PET/CT and PET/MR Imaging to Assess
`
`Heart Disease
`Location: Chicago
`Moderators: Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, FASNC;
`John J. Mahmarian, MD, MASNC
`2:45PM
`Ancient to Current: CT in the Evaluation of
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`Atherosclerosis in Populations
`Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, MASNC
`PET/CT: Current Role and Opportunities for Advancement
`Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, FASNC
` PET/CT: Current Role and Opportunities
`for Advancement
`Andrew E. Arai, MD
` Case Presentation and Discussion
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`3:00PM
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`3:15PM
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`3:30PM
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`2:45PM – 4:15PM
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`O
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`OTHER
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`Session 104
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`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.5
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` Positioning your Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory
`for Long-term Success: A Comprehensive Boot
`Camp - Part 2
`Location: Empire BC
`Moderator: Dennis A. Calnon, MD, MASNC
`2:45PM - 3:45PM
`Part 3. Quality: Optimal Nuclear Cardiology Equipment
`and Protocols
`2:45PM
` What Is the Ideal Mix of SPECT and PET Equipment
`for the Modern Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory?
`Timothy M. Bateman, MD, MASNC
` How Do We Select the Appropriate Test and
`Protocol for the Patient Even if the Referring
`Physician Requested a Different Test?
`Randall C. Thompson, MD, FASNC
` How Can We Incorporate AUC Into the
`Modern Nuclear Laboratory?
`David G. Wolinsky, MD, MASNC
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`3:05PM
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`2:45PM
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`3:45PM - 4:15PM
`Part 4. The Future Landscape of Healthcare and
`Reimbursement and the Impact on Nuclear Cardiology
`3:45PM
` Where is the Industry Heading and How
`Should We Position Ourselves to be
`Successful in the Value World?
`Larry Sobal, MBA
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`Thursday, September 14 (cont.)
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`4:15PM – 6:00PM
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`PP
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`POLICY AND PRACTICE
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`Session 105
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` The Changing Face of Medicare:
`Considerations in Practice and Payment
`Location: Chicago
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.25; MOC
`Moderators: William A. Van Decker, MD, MASNC;
`Kim A. Williams Sr., MD, MASNC
`4:15PM
` Introductory Remarks
`William A. Van Decker, MD, MASNC
` Coding Update
`Georgia Lawrence
` MIPS/ MACRA- What You Need to Know
`Kim A. Williams Sr., MD, MASNC
` System Level Considerations in Value-based Care
`Jack A. Ziffer, MD, PhD, FASNC
` Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative (BCPI)
`Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, MASNC
` Cardiac Bundled Payment in Practice: a
`Case Study from HeartWell LLC
`Jonathan Fialkow, MD
` Medicare’s Appropriate Use Criteria
`Program: an ASNC Status Update
`L. Samuel Wann, MD
` Discussion
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`4:25PM
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`4:35PM
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`4:50PM
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`5:05PM
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`5:20PM
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`5:35PM
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`5:50PM
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`6:15PM – 7:15PM
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`6:45PM
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`6:55PM
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`7:05PM
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` 106-04 Apical Sparing of Longitudinal Strain
`Cannot be Explained by Regional Differences in
`Florbetapir Retention in Cardiac Amyloidosis
`Paco E. Bravo, MD; Kana Fujijura; Marie F. Kijewski; Sophia
`Jacob; William Sticka; Shipra Dubey; Anthony Belanger; Mi-Ae
`Park; Marcelo F. Di Carli; Rodney H. Falk; Sharmila Dorbala
` 106-05 Clinical Utility of 99mTc-PYP and 201Tl-Cl SPECT
`Imaging in Patients with Suspected Cardiac Amyloidosis
`Shimpei Ito, MD; Nobuhiro Kodani; Kazuaki Tanabe
` 106-06 Non-cardiac Uptake of Technetium-99m
`Pyrophosphate (TcPYP) in Cardiac Amyloidosis
`Brett W. Sperry, MD; Richard Brunken; Manuel D.
`Cerqueira; Mazen Hanna; Wael A. Jaber
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`7:00PM – 9:30PM
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`LL
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`LIFELONG LEARNING
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` ASNC Maintenance of Certification Module 2
`Session 107
`Location: New York/Atlanta
`CME: 2.5
`Lead Facilitator: Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC
`Facilitator: Maria G. Sciammarella, MD; Ronald G. Schwartz, MD, FASNC
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`Friday, September 15
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`7:45AM – 9:30AM
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`PL
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`PLENARY
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`AR
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`ABSTRACTS/RESEARCH
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`Session 201
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` Opening Plenary and Verani Lecture
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`Session 106
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`CME: 1.0
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` Rapid Fire ePosters: Disease-based —
`Amyloidosis
`Location: Exhibit Hall A
`Abstract Discussants: Sabahat Bokhari, MD, FASNC;
`Edward J. Miller, MD, PhD, FASNC
`6:15PM
` 106-01 Simultaneous Dual Isotope Tc99m PYP/
`Thallium-201 SPECT Myocardial Imaging Reduces the
`Frequency of Equivocal Tc 99m PYP SPECT Findings
`in Patients With Suspected Cardiac Amyloidosis
`Imaging With Thallium-201 SPECT Improves Certainty
`of Detecting Myocardial Uptake of Tc99m PYP
`Among Patients With Equivocal Imaging Findings
`Yuka Otaki, MD, PhD; Balaji Tamarappoo; Yoav Arnson; Mhairi
`Doris; Heidi Gransar; Sean Hayes; John Friedman; Louise
`Thomson; Piotr Slomka; Damini Dey; Daniel Berman
` 106-02 On Close In-SPECT-tion, a Planar Technetium-99m
`Pyrophosphate Scan for Cardiac Amyloid is Not Enough
`Imaad Razzaque, MD; Debra Mahlum;
`Khawaja Afzal Ammar; Steven Port
` 106-03 Tc-99m PYP Scan for Cardiac
`Amyloidosis: 1 Hour vs 3 Hour Imaging
`Ahmad Masri, MD; Ricardo Nieves; Andrew D. Althouse;
`William Follansbee; Joao L. Cavalcante; Prem Soman
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`6:25PM
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`6:35PM
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`CME: 1.0; CE: 1.0
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`Location: Exhibit Hall B
`Moderator: Donna M. Polk, MD, MPH, FASNC
`7:45AM
` Opening Remarks from ASNC CEO
`Kathleen Flood
` Remarks from the ASNC2017 Program Chair
`Donna M. Polk, MD, MPH, FASNC
` President’s Address — The Triple Threat One Year Later
`Raymond R. Russell, III, MD, PhD, FASNC
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`7:55AM
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`8:05AM
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`8:20AM
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`8:25AM
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`8:45AM
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`8:50AM
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`8:55AM
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`ASNC and ASE: Innovative Collaboration
`Raymond R. Russell, III, MD, FASNC and Vera H. Rigolan, MD
` President Elect’s Address - Nuclear Cardiology:
`The Case for Optimism
`Prem Soman, MD, PhD, FASNC
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` Presentation of the Kenneth Brown Award for
`Best JNC Editorial
`Ami E. Iskandrian, MD, PhD, MASNC
`Introduction of the Mario Verani Lecturer
`Raymond R. Russell III, MD, PhD, FASNC
`
` Mario Verani Lecture: Evolving,
`
`Innovating and Revolutionary
`Changes in Cardiovascular Imaging
`— We Have Only Begun!
`Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, FASNC
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`Friday, September 15 (cont.)
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`9:30AM – 10:30AM
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`AR
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`ABSTRACTS/RESEARCH
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`Session 202a ePosters: New Developments in Quality
`and Appropriate Imaging
`
`CME: 1.0
`
`Location: Exhibit Hall A
`Abstract Discussant: Robert C. Hendel, MD, MASNC
`9:35AM
` 202a-01 Prevalence of Ischemia on Rarely Appropriate
`Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Validation
`of Appropriate Use Criteria
`David E. Winchester, MD MS; Carsten Schmalfuss;
`Rebecca Beyth
` 202a-02 Usefulness of HEART Score with Coronary Artery
`Calcium Scores on the Prediction of Abnormal SPECT MPI
`Studies in Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients
`Nissi Suppogu, MD; Alan W. Ahlberg; W. Lane Duvall, MD
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`9:45AM
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`9:55AM
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` 202a-03 Implementation of the American Society
`of Nuclear Cardiology ( ASNC) Recommendations
`Resulted in a Significant Reduction in Radiation
`Exposure Along With Improved Patient Satisfaction
`Score Without a Deterioration in Image Quality
`Basant Arya, MD; Cynthia Meek
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`10:05AM
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` 202a-04 The Impact of Appropriate Use Criteria
`on the Cost-Effectiveness of SPECT-MPI
`Nathan L. Frogge, MD, MBA; Jagadish Khanagavi;
`Kathleen Hayes Brown; Rami Doukky
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`10:15AM
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` 202a-05 Quality Improvement with Outpatient Myocardial
`Perfusion Imaging — Experience in a Managed Care Model
`Avni Thakore, MD; Win Aung; Vikrum Malhotra
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`AR
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`ABSTRACTS/RESEARCH
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`CME: 1.0
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`Session 202b Posters: Advances in PET Imaging
`Location: Exhibit Hall A
`Abstract Discussant: Parthiban Arumugam, MB BS
`202b-01
` Early Therapeutic Effects of Adaptive Servo-Ventilation
`on Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous Activity in Patients
`with Heart Failure Evaluated by the Combined
`Use of 11C-HED PET and 123I-MIBG SPECT
`Yusuke Tokuda, MD; Keiichiro Yoshinaga; Mamoru
`Sakakibara; Kiwamu Kamiya; Kazunori Omote; Yoshiya Kato;
`Naoya Asakawa; Osamu Manabe; Nagara Tamaki;
`Hiroyuki Tsutsui
` 18F-NaF Uptake and Evolution of Calcium Volume
`in the Process of Vascular Calcification
`Takehiro Nakahara, MD, PhD; Jagat Narula; H. William Strauss
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`202b-02
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`202b-03
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`202b-04
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` Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of PET-derived
`Myocardial Blood Flow Parameters: A Meta-analysis
`Sang-Geon Cho, MD; Soo Jin Lee; Yun Young
`Choi; Henry Hee-Seung Bom
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` Anderson-Fabry Disease: Case Report Demonstrating
`Value of PET/CT in a Rare Disease
`Abdul-rahman R. Abdel-karim, M.D;
`Abdelrahman Aly; Timothy M. Bateman
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`202b-05
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`202b-06
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`202b-07
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`202b-08
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`202b-09
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`202b-10
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`202b-11
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` Lack of Correlation of Segmental Myocardial
`Blood Flow versus Normalized Perfusion on
`Rubidium-82 PET in Patients with Angiographically
`Significant Coronary Disease
`Cesia Gallegos, MD; Yi-Hwa Liu; Vera Tsatkin;
`Richard Palyo; Edward J. Miller
` Increasing Coronary Artery Calcium Burdens are
`Associated with Decreasing Global Stress Myocardial
`Blood Flow and Myocardial Flow Reserve
`Hannah E. Raasch, MD; Raymond O. McCubrey; Viet T. Le;
`Steve O. Mason; Jon-David Ethington; Anjani Golive; Kent
`G. Meredith; Joseph B. Muhlestein; Kirk U. Knowlton
` Comparison of Gated 82Rb PET-CT with Cardiovascular
`Magnetic Resonance for the Measurement of
`Ventricular Volumes and Function in Patients with
`Suspected or Known Cardiac Sarcoidosis
`Jason See, MBBS; Stephen Richard
`Underwood; Kshama Wechalekar
` Predictors of Incorporating Myocardial Blood Flow
`Measurements into Daily Clinical Rest/Stress
`Rb-82 PET Myocardial Perfusion Study Reports
`Faraz Kureshi, MD, MSc; Preetham Muskula; A. Iain
`McGhie; Kevin Kennedy; Krishna K. Patel; Staci Courter;
`Mohamed Omer; James Case; Timothy Bateman
` Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Changes
`Between Rest and Peak Stress by CMR: A Rb-82
`Myocardial Perfusion PET Comparision Study
`Preetham R. Muskula; Faraz Kureshi; Krishna K.
`Patel; Joseph S. Soltys; Ibrahim M. Saeed; Kevin F.
`Kennedy; James A. Case; Timothy M. Bateman
`Predicting the Risk for Acute Type B Aortic Intramural
`Hematoma by 18F-FDG PET/CT
`Fan Yang, M.D.; Jianfang Luo; Qingyi Hou; Qingshan Geng
` Ratio of Myocardial Uptake to Blood Pool
`Activity in Dual-Time-Point 18F-FDG PET for
`the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
`Sherrie Khadanga, MD; Janusz Kikut; Sean Reynolds;
`Friederike K. Keating, MD; Patrick Silveira
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`10:00AM – 11:30AM
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`CA
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`CASES WITH THE ACES
`
`TICKETED
`SESSION
`
` Cases from the Cleveland Clinic
`Session 203
`Location: Empire B
`Case Presenters: Manuel D. Cerqueira, MD, MASNC;
`Rory Hachamovitch, MD, FASNC
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`CME: 1.5
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`10:30AM - 12:00PM
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`A
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`ADVANCED
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`Imaging to Guide Arrhythmia Management
`Session 205
`Location: New York
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.25; MOC
`Moderators: Mario J. Garcia, MD; Hein J. Verberne, MD, PhD
`10:30AM
` Myocardial Remodeling Changes that Predispose
`to Arrhythmogenecity
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`Robert J. Gropler, MD, MASNC
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`10:45AM
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`11:00AM
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` Radionuclide Imaging for Assessing Ventricular
`Arrhythmogenicity
`Mark I. Travin, MD, FASNC
` Echocardiographic Assessment of
`Arrhythmogenicity
`Mario J. Garcia, MD
`11:15AM MRI Assessment of Arrhythmogenicity
`Katherine C. Wu, MD
` Role of Radionuclide Imaging in Assessment
`of Atrial Arryhthmias
`
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`Arthur J. Scholte, MD
`Discussion
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`11:30AM
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`11:45AM
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`C
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`CORE
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`Session 206 Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory in 2017
`Location: Exhibit Hall B
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.25; MOC
`Moderators: Thomas A. Holly, MD, FASNC;
`David E. Winchester, MD, FASNC
`10:30AM
`ImageGuide: How it Can Improve Your Practice
`Nishant Shah, MD, MPH
`10:45AM ALARA: Practical Approaches to Radiation Reduction
`James A. Case, PhD
`11:00AM Laboratory Accreditation: Nuts and Bolts
`Eric V. Burgett, CNMT, NCT
`11:15AM Optimizing Attenuation Correction and Reconstruction
`Parthiban Arumugam, MB BS
`11:30AM Advances in Nuclear Camera Technology
`Ernest V. Garcia, PhD, MASNC
`11:45AM Discussion
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`MI
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`MULTIMODALITY IMAGING
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`Session 207
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` Methods and Value of Cardiotoxicity
`Assessment in Oncologic Disease
`Location: Atlanta
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.25; MOC
`Moderators: Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, FASNC;
`Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH, FASNC
`10:30AM
` Cardiac Complications of Cancer Therapy
`and Their Prevention and Treatment
`Raymond R. Russell III, MD, PhD, FASNC
` Contemporary Radionuclide Evaluation
`of Oncologic Cardiotoxicity
`Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, FASNC
` The Echocardiographic Approach to
`Assess Oncologic Cardiotoxicity
`Amil M. Shah, MD
`11:15AM Cardiac MRI to Evaluate Oncologic Cardiotoxicity
`Michael Salerno, MD
`11:30AM Case Presentations and Discussion
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`10:45AM
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`11:00AM
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`RE
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`RWTE
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`Session 208
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` 99mcTc-PYP Amyloid Imaging; PET for
`Inflammation/Infection
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.5; MOC
`Location: Chicago AB
`Moderators: Dominique Delbeke, MD, PhD; Robert E. O’Donnell, MD, MPH
`Case Presenters: Vasken Dilsizian, MD, MASNC; Edward Hulten, MD, MPH,
`FASNC; Edward J. Miller, MD, PhD, FASNC
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`T
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`TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUES
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`Session 209 Not Just Pushing Buttons
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.5
`Location: Chicago C
`Moderators: Timothy L. Dunn, CNMT; Mark C. Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R),
`FASNC
`10:30AM Acquisition Parameters (Conventional and Solid State)
`Jaime Warren, CNMT, MBA
` Processing Parameters (Conventional
`and Resolution Recovery)
`Marie F. Kijewski, ScD
`11:30AM Types of Filters and Their Parameters
`Mi-Ae Park, PhD
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`11:00AM
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`12:00PM - 1:30PM
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`CA
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`CASES WITH THE ACES
`
`TICKETED
`SESSION
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`Session 210
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` Cases from St. Luke’s Roosevelt
`Hospital/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
`Location: Empire B
`Case Presenter: E. Gordon DePuey, MD, MASNC
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`CME: 1.5
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`12:15PM – 1:15PM
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`O
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`OTHER
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`Session 211
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`CME: 1.0
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` Ethics in Nuclear Cardiology: A Focus on
`Informed Consent
`Location: Chicago AB
`Podium Moderator: Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD, FASNC
`Audience Moderators: Matthew Parker, MD; Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, MASNC
`Panelists: Stephen A. Bloom, MD, FASNC; Ronald G. Schwartz, MD, FASNC;
`Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, MASNC
`12:15PM
` Patient Centered Imaging: A Background
`Presentation on Shared Decision Making
`Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, MASNC
` Frequent MUGA Testing in a Myeloma Patient:
`Case-based
`Sabha Bhatti, MD, FASNC
` Panel and Audience Discussion
`Consenting Inappropriate Patients: Case-based
`Matthew E. Harinstein, MD, FASNC
` Panel and Audience Discussion
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`12:25PM
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`12:30PM
`12:50PM
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`12:55PM
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`Friday, September 15 (cont.)
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`1:30PM – 3:00PM
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`PL
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`PLENARY
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`1:45PM
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`2:00PM
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`2:15PM
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`Session 215 Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis and
`
`Management of Heart Failure
`Location: Exhibit Hall B
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.25; MOC
`Moderators: James E. Udelson, MD, MASNC; Mary N. Walsh, MD, FASNC
`1:30PM
` How Does Imaging Guide Contemporary
`Management of the Heart Failure Patient?
`Mary N. Walsh, MD, FASNC
` Evaluation of Ischemia and Viability in Heart
`Failure/LV Dysfunction: Is it Still Relevant?
`Gary R. Small, MD
` Novel Approaches to Evaluate Myocardial
`Inflammatory Diseases
`Ron Blankstein, MD, FASNC
` The Rapidly Emerging Role of Multimodality Imaging
`to Diagnose and Manage the Cardiac Amyloidoses
`Frederick L. Ruberg, MD
` Patient Perspective: Experiencing a Heart
`Transplant (An Interview)
`Rory Hachamovitch, MD, FASNC
` Discussion
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`2:30PM
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`2:50PM
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`TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUES
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`Session 216 Patients are Different — So are Protocols
`Location: Chicago C
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.5
`Moderators: Robert A. Pagnanelli, CNMT, RT(N)(R), NCT, FASNC;
`Jaime Warren, CNMT, MBA
`1:30PM
`BMI-Based Dosing
`Robert A. Pagnanelli, CNMT, RT(N)(R), NCT, FASNC
` Stress First or Rest First?
`John J. Mahmarian, MD, MASNC
` Pharmacologic Stress Agents — Which
`is the Best for my Patient?
`Matthew Parker, MD
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`2:00PM
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`2:30PM
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`CA
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`3:00PM – 4:30PM
`CASES WITH THE ACES TICKETED
`SESSION
`Session 217
` Cases from MMP MaineHealth
`Cardiology
`Location: Empire B
`Case Presenters: Mylan C. Cohen, MD, MPH, MASNC;
`Waseem Chaudhry, MD
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`CME: 1.5
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`3:00PM – 4:00PM
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`AR
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`ABSTRACTS/RESEARCH
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`Session 218a ePosters: Advances in PET Imaging
`Location: Exhibit Hall A
`Abstract Discussant: Timothy M. Bateman, MD, MASNC
`
`CME: 1.0
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`3:05PM
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`3:15PM
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`3:25PM
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`3:35PM
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`3:45PM
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` 218a-01 Ability of Quantitative Blood Flow Analysis of
`13NH3 PET to Predict High Risk Coronary Disease
`Waddy Gonzalez, MD, MD; Piotr Slomka, PhD; Lili
`Zhang, MD, ScM; Na Song, PhD; Sanford Abramson,
`PA; Veronica Francois, NP; Mark Travin, MD
`
` 218a-02 Effect of Exercise and Regadenoson Stress
`on Peak Hyperemic Myocardial Blood Flow and
`Coronary Flow Reserve in Healthy Subjects
`Yin Ge, MD; Sophia Jacob; David Yang; Karla Sirianni; William
`Sticka; Jon Hainer; Marcelo DiCarli; Sharmila Dorbala
`
` 218a-03 Detection of Myocardial Inflammation by
`T2-weighted Imaging on Cardiac MRI versus FDG PET
`Among Patients with Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis
`Paco E. Bravo, MD; Tomas S. Vita; Viviany Taqueti; Mahdi
`Veillet-Chowdhury; Michael Steigner; Hicham Skali;
`Sharmila Dorbala; Marcelo F. Di Carli; Ron Blankstein
`
` 218a-04 Effect of Exercise and Regadenoson Stress
`on Peak Hyperemic Myocardial Blood Flow and
`Coronary Flow Reserve in Clinical Subjects
`Yin Ge, MD; Sophia Jacob; Karla Sirianni; David Yang; William
`Sticka; Jon Hainer; Marcelo DiCarli; Sharmila Dorbala
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` 218a-05 Quantification of Right Ventricular Function Using
`PET: Comparison with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
`Krasimira M. Mikhova, MD; Keri M. Hiller; James R.
`Corbett; Edward P. Ficaro; Venkatesh L. Murthy
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`AR
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`ABSTRACTS/RESEARCH
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`Session 218b Posters: New Techniques in Myocardial
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`Perfusion Imaging
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`Location: Exhibit Hall A
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`Abstract Discussant: Ernest V. Garcia, PhD, MASNC
`218b-12
` Detection of Dynamic PET Data Technical Problems
`by Automated Quality Control Algorithms
`Andrew Van Tosh, M.D.; Jaison J. Mathew; John R. Votaw; C.
`David Cooke; Christopher J. Palestro; Kenneth J. Nichols, PhD
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`CME: 1.0
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`218b-13
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`218b-14
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`218b-15
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`218b-16
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`
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`218b-17
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` Efficacy of β-blocker in Patients with
`Hypertension plus Atrial Fibrillation Assessed
`by Metaiodobenzylguanidine Imaging
`Masahiko Nakamura, Ph.D; Tomoko Harama; Yu
`Murata; Takuya Shimizu; Toshiaki Yano; Aritaka Makino;
`Ken Umetani; Keita Sano; Kenichi Watanabe
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` Temporal Changes and Mechanism of Left Ventricular
`Dyssynchrony Early After Acute Myocardial Infarction
`Assessed by SPECT MPI: An Experimental Study
`Feifei Zhang; Yuetao Wang, MD; Xiaoliang Shao; Jianfeng Wang
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` Left Ventricular Mass Significantly Affects Left
`Ventricular Volume Measurement Using D-SPECT:
`A Comparison with Echocardiography
`Jose Ricardo Po, MD; Alekhya Potluri; John
`Rehder; Mark Doyle; Indu Poornima
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`Early Dynamic Evolution of Left Ventricular
`Remodeling and its Correlative Factors After Acute
`Myocardial Infarction Assessed by Gated SPECT
`Wei Yang; Yuetao Wang, MD; Jianfeng Wang; Xiaoliang Shao
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`Pharmacologic Stress Testing after Suboptimal
`Exercise Performance
`William L. Hiser, MD; Dev Basu; Hari Pokharel;
`Paul F. Visintainer
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`218b-18
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`218b-19
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`218b-20
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`218b-21
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` Synchrony Analysis and Activation Sequences of the
`Left Ventricle in Patients with Left Bundle Branch Block
`Juan Erriest Sr., MD; Monica Redolatti; Gustavo Vigo; Victor Arregui;
`Luis Cartasegna; Luis Castro; Maria Laura Plastino; Alejandro
`Vilchez; Javier Moreno; Erick Alexanderson; Jorge Camilletti
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` A Case of Prolonged Ventricular Standstill Following
`Regadenoson Injection With Incidental Late
`Gadolinium Enhancement on Cardiac MRI
`Laith Derbas, MD; Abdul-rahman Abdel-karim;
`Ibrahim M. Saeed; A. Iain McGhie; Timothy M. Bateman
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` Novel SPECT-MPI Parameters as Predictors
`of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
`Giorgio A. Medranda, MD; Anjili Srivastava; Connor Healey;
`Kevin Marzo; Joshua Deleon; Zack Williams;
`Rose Calixte; Beevash Ray
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` Cardiac Amyloidosis Presenting with Recurrent
`Syncope and Diagnosed Following Exercise
`SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
`Ji Can Yang; Mena Yacoub, DO; Michael Youssef;
`John Makaryus
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`4:00PM – 5:30PM
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`MI
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`MULTIMODALITY IMAGING
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`Session 221 Evaluation of Suspected Coronary Artery
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`Disease in Women: A Comparison of the
`
`Different Imaging Modalities
`Location: New York
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.25; MOC
`Moderator: Regina S. Druz, MD, FASNC; Lawrence M. Phillips, MD, FASNC
`4:00PM
`Challenges in the Evaluation of Heart Disease in Women
`Gary V. Heller, MD, PhD, MASNC
` In Women, Anatomic Imaging with CT is Preferred
`Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD
` In Women, Functional Imaging with
`Radionuclide Imaging is Better
`Viviany R. Taqueti, MD
`In Women, Functional Imaging with CMR is Better
`Balaji K. Tamarappoo, MD, PhD
` Case Presentations and Discussion
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`4:15PM
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`4:30PM
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`4:45PM
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`5:00PM
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`P
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`PET
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` How to Establish a Cardiac PET Program
`Session 222
`Location: Exhibit Hall B
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.25; MOC
`Moderators: Erick Alexanderson, MD; Raymond R. Russell III, MD, PhD, FASNC
`4:00PM
`Which Business Model is Right for my Practice?
`Timothy M. Bateman, MD, MASNC
`Start-up Considerations and Patient Selection for
`Cardiac PET
`Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, FASNC
`Workflow Strategies in a Cardiac PET Program
`Ritesh Dhar, MD
`PET Perfusion Tracers: Which One to Choose for Which Model
`Gary V. Heller, MD, PhD, MASNC
` Discussion
`
`4:20PM
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`4:40PM
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`5:00PM
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`5:20PM
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`RE
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`RWTE
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` Appropriate Use of Nuclear Stress Imaging
`Session 223
`Location: Chicago AB
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.5; MOC
`Moderators: Robert C. Hendel, MD, MASNC; Todd D. Miller, MD
`Case Presenters: Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD, FASNC; Thomas A. Holly, MD,
`FASNC; Vikas Veeranna, MD
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`T
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`TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUES
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`Session 224 RWTE for Technologists
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.5
`Location: Chicago C
`Moderators: Joseph Dietz, CNMT; Robert A. Pagnanelli, CNMT, RT(N)(R), NCT,
`FASNC
`4:00PM
`
` Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Artifacts
`— Could I Have Prevented That?
`Eric J. Schockling, CNMT
`Solid State (530c/DSPECT) Cases
`Ronald G. Schwartz, MD, FASNC
` Conventional Cases
`E. Gordon DePuey, MD, MASNC
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`4:30PM
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`5:00PM
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`4:00PM – 5:00PM
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`INTERNATIONAL
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`Session 225
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`CME: 1.0; CE: .75
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` International Atomic Energy Agency Global
`Initiatives - Part 1
`Location: Atlanta
`Moderators: Nathan Better, MB BS; Felix Keng, MD, FASNC
`4:00PM
` The IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS):
`Building Research Collaborations Between ASNC and IAEA
`Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD, FASNC
` The Challenges to Develop Nuclear Cardiology with
`Competing Modalities in the Developing World
`Joao Vitola, MD, PhD
` Discussion
`
`4:20PM
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`4:40PM
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`5:15PM – 6:15PM
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`I
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`INTERNATIONAL
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`Session 226
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`CME: 1.0; CE: .75
`
` International Atomic Energy Agency Global
`Initiatives - Part 2
`Location: Atlanta
`Moderators: Nathan Better, MB BS; Felix Keng, MD, FASNC
`5:15PM
` Case Presentation: The Present Status of Medical
`Radiation and Nuclear Medicine Usage in Japan
`Takashi Kudo, MD, PhD
` Case Presentation: Revascularization Predicts
`Improved Prognosis in Egyptian Patients with Stable
`CAD and Large Ischemic Perfusion Defects
`Adel H. Allam, MD, FASNC
` Discussion
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`5:35PM
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`5:55PM
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`6:30AM - 7:45AM
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`O
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`OTHER
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`ImageGuide Registry Informational Session
`Session 300
`Location: Chicago C
`Additional information can be found on page ??
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`7:55AM - 9:30AM
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`PL
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`PLENARY
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`Session 301
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` The Emerging Clinical Challenge of Symptomatic
`Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
`Location: Exhibit Hall B
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.25; MOC
`Moderators: John Wells Askew, MD, FASNC; Randall C. Thompson, MD, FASNC
`7:55AM
` Recognition of New FASNC and MASNC
`Members and JNC Award Recipients
`Randall C. Thompson, MD, FASNC and Ami
`E. Iskandrian, MD, PhD, MASNC
` Nomenclature: Syndrome X, Microvascular Angina,
`Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction — One and the Same?
`Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, MASNC
` Is This the Sweet Spot for Coronary CT?
`Daniel S. Berman, MD, MASNC
` The Challenge with Stress Testing: How to Differentiate
`Microvascular Disease from a False Positive Test
`Raymond J. Gibbons, MD, MASNC
` Can Imaging Help Guide Management?
`Viviany R. Taqueti, MD
` Discussion
`
`8:00AM
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`8:20AM
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`8:40AM
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`9:00AM
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`9:20AM
`
`9:30AM – 9:45AM
`ASNC Annual Business Meeting
`Location: Exhibit Hall B
`
`9:30AM - 10:30AM
`AR
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`ABSTRACTS/RESEARCH
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`CME: 1.0
`
`Session 302a ePosters: New Techniques in Myocardial
`Perfusion Imaging
`Location: Exhibit Hall A
`Abstract Discussant: Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD, FASNC
`9:35AM
` 302a-01 Usefulness of Quantitative Assessment of
`Myocardial Blood Flow With D-SPECT in Patients
`With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease:
`Comparison With Visual Qualitative Assessment
`Emi Tateishi; Keisuke Kiso; Hayato Hosoda;
`Yasuhide Asaumi; Tetsuya Fukuda
` 302a-02 The Prognostic Value of Heart Rate
`Response During Vasodilator Stress Myocardial
`Perfusion Imaging in Patients with End Stage Renal
`Disease Undergoing Renal Transplantation
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`9:45AM
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`20
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`9:55AM
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`10:05AM
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`10:15AM
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`Ibtihaj Fughhi; Chiedozie Anokwute; Tania Campagnoli;
`Marwan Wassouf; Michael Kharouta; Aviral Vij; Andrew
`Appis; Amjad Ali; Wael Aljaroudi; Rami Doukky
` 302a-03 Improved Quantitative SPECT Myocardial
`Uniformity of Myocardial Uptake Using a Half-
`Time, Iterative Resolution Recovery Algorithm.
`James A. Case, PhD; Jessica Jensen; Staci A.
`Courter; Paul Helmuth; Timothy M. Bateman
` 302a-04 Assessment of Coronary Calcium Score
`Using Integrated PET Myocardial Perfusion
`Quantitative Software Method: Comparison With
`the Standard Stand Alone Software Systems
`Mark C. Hyu; Frances Wang; Heidi Gransar; Norman Gellada; Serge
`D. VanKriekinge; Piotr Slomka; Damini Dey; Parker Waechter; Sean
`W. Hayes; Louise E. Thomson; John D. Friedman; Daniel S. Berman
` 302a-05 Combined Echocardiography and Pyrophosphate
`Imaging Detect Cardiac Amyloidosis with High
`Accuracy Among Elderly with Aortic Stenosis
`Vasvi Singh, MD; Clark Zhang; Saurabh Malhotra
`
`AR
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`ABSTRACTS/RESEARCH
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`CME: 1.0
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`Session 302b Posters: New Developments in Quality and
`Appropriate Imaging
`Location: Exhibit Hall A
`Abstract Discussant: Alia Abdel Fattah, MD, FASNC
`302b-22
` The Impact of Initial Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
`vs. Invasive Coronary Angiography on Outcomes of
`Coronary Artery Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study
`Guang-Uei Hung, MD
` Sensitivity of 8-Frame Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride
`Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
`for the Assessment of Diastolic Dysfunction
`Ji Can Yang, DO; Nicholas Chan; Badewattie
`Narine; John Makaryus; Joseph Diamond
` Prognostic Value of LV Diastolic Dyssynchrony
`from SPECT MPI in Patients with DCM
`Dianfu Li; Cheng Wang; Haipeng Tang;
`Guang-Uei Hung; Weihua Zhou, PhD
` A Comparison of Left Ventricular Volumes and Ejection
`Fraction by Various Commercially Available Nuclear
`Cardiology Software on a CZT SPECT Camera
`Chad M. House, BS, RDCS, FASE; Kelly S. Root; Jill C. Schreiner;
`Patricia K. Turnquist; Katie A. Moriarty; William B. Nelson
` How Soon is Now? Delay in the Utilization of
`Technetium-99m Pyrophosphate Scintigraphy
`for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Transthyretin
`Amyloidosis in Patients with Symptoms
`Nikolaos Papoutsidakis, MD, PhD; Daniel
`Jacoby; Anna Rodonski; Edward Miller
` A Phantom Study of Positional Change in Defect Size And
`Severity: Is Everything That Moves Really an Artifact?
`Aaron M. Timins, DO; Mark Task; Andrew Althouse;
`Matthew E. Harinstein; Prem Soman
` Clinical feasibility of Adenosine Stress
`Lung Thallium-201 Uptake in Patients With
`Pulmonary Congestive Heart Failure
`Hiroyuki Namura, MD
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`302b-23
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`302b-24
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`302b-25
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`302b-26
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`302b-27
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`302b-28
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`302b-29
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`302b-30
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`302b-31
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` Preliminary Analysis of Previously Undescribed
`D-SPECT Nuclear Camera Artifact
`Matthew D. Roby, D.O.; Matthew M. Schumaecker;
`Melanie Spangler; Jacek S. Slowikowski
` Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion and Flow Distribution in
`Human with 99mTc-Tetrofosmin Dynamic Cardiac SPECT
`Uttam M. Shrestha, PhD; Maria Sciammarella;
`Youngho Seo; Grant Gullberg; Elias Botvinick
` Contribution of Coronary Artery Calcification in
`the Prediction of Diastolic Dysfunction Parameters
`as Assessed by Myocardial Perfusion SPECT
`Lakshmi Subramanian, MBBCh BAO; William Vezina; Jonathan
`Romsa; Cigdem Akincioglu; Rob Stodilka; James Warrington
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`CA
`
`10:00AM - 11:30AM
`CASES WITH THE ACES TICKETED
`SESSION
`Session 303
` Cases from Brigham & Women’s
`Hospital
`CME: 1.5
`Location: Empire B
`Case Presenters: Sharmila Dorbala, MD, FASNC; Marcelo Di Carli, MD;
`Vikram Agarwal, MD, MPH
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`10:30AM - 12:00PM
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`A
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`ADVANCED
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`Session 304 Cutting Edge Technologies
`Location: New York
`CME: 1.5; CE: 1.25; MOC
`Moderators: Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD, FASNC; Indu Poornima, MD
`10:30AM
` Latest in SPECT and PET Hardware
`Development
`
`
`Piotr J. Slomka, PhD
`10:50AM New Tracers on the Horizon
`Mehran Sadeghi, MD
`Theranostics — Wave of the Future
`Albert J. Sinusas, MD, FASNC
` Kinetic Remodeling: What You Need to Know
`to Obtain Reliable Quantitative Flow
`
`Robert A. deKemp, PhD
`Discussion
`
`11:10AM
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`11:30AM
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`11:50AM
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`C
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`CORE
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`Session 305 Cardiac Amyloidosis in 2017
`Location: Exhibit Hall B
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.25 MOC
`Moderators: Mylan C. Cohen, MD, MPH, MASNC; Paul Cremer, MD
`10:30AM Pathogenesis of Amyloidosis
`Kevin M. Alexander, MD
` What’s New and What’s on the Horizon
`in Diagnosis and Treatment
`Frederick L. Ruberg, MD
` Echocardiography and MRI in Amyloidosis
`
`10:50AM
`
`11:10AM
`
`Edward Hulten, MD, MPH, FASNC
` Common and Uncommon Findings
`of PYP Imaging with Cases
`Sabahat Bokhari, MD, FASNC
` Discussion
`
`11:30AM
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`11:50AM
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`P
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`PET
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`Session 306
`
` Imaging in Sarcoidosis (Update on
`Guidelines): A Joint Session with the
`Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular
`Imaging
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.25; MOC
`Location: Atlanta
`Moderators: Ron Blankstein, MD, FASNC; Robert J. Gropler, MD, MASNC
`10:30AM
` Imaging in Unexplained Cardiomyopathy:
`A Clinician’s Perspective
`Leslie T. Cooper, MD
` Non-invasive Imaging for Cardiac
`Sarcoidosis: the European Perspective
`Hein J. Verberne, MD, PhD
` PET/CT for Detection and Management of
`Sarcoidosis: Update from the New Guidelines
`Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
` What’s Next for Imaging to Direct Therapy in Cardiac
`Sarcoidosis: Current and Future Approaches
`David Birnie, MD
` Discussion
`
`10:50AM
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`11:10AM
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`11:30AM
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`11:50AM
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`RE
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`RWTE
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`Session 307
`
` Imaging for the Detection or Risk
`Assessment of Stable Coronary Artery
`Disease: Get with the Guidelines
`Location: Chicago AB
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.5; MOC
`Moderators: Rami Doukky, MD, FASNC; Nishant Shah, MD, MPH
`Case Presenters: Rami Doukky, MD, FASNC; Myron C. Gerson, MD, MASNC
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`T
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`TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUES
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`Session 308
`
` Cardiac PET: Focus on Myocardial
`Perfusion Imaging
`CME: 1.5; CE 1.5
`Location: Chicago C
`Moderators: Timothy L. Dunn, CNMT; Eric J. Schockling, CNMT
`10:30AM
` Acquisition/Processing Parameters
`Mi-Ae Park, PhD
`Radiation Reduc