SNM's first self-assessment module--Oncology PET and PET/CT--is now available and offers the first two of nine self-assessment sections: Hematologic Malignancies and Gastrointestinal Malignancies. Each self-assessment module offers a syllabus focusing on the latest information and developments in the field from the past three years; multiple-choice questions with critiques explaining the correct answer and why the distracters are incorrect; and interactive case studies with full functional display program, including clinical background, images and multiple-choice questions with critiques. Program participants move through these online modules at their own pace.

The SNM self-assessment modules have been developed by prominent nuclear/molecular imaging specialists, said Delbeke, professor or radiology and radiological sciences at Vanderbilt Medical University, Nashville, Tenn. Module authors include SNM Vice President-Elect Alexander (Sandy) McEwan, M.D., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Elias Botvinick, M.D., San Francisco, Calif.; Marcelo Di Carli, M.D., Boston, Mass.; Simin Dadparvar, M.D., Gladwyne, Pa.; Kirk Frey, M.D., Ph.D., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Michael J. Gelfand, M.D., Cincinnati, Ohio; Lale Kostakoglu, M.D., New York, N.Y.; Alan H. Maurer, M.D., Philadelphia, Pa.; Christopher J. Palestro, M.D., New Hyde Park, N.Y.; Ronald Van Heertum, M.D., New York, N.Y.; and George Zubal, Ph.D., New Haven, Conn.


Other PET and PET/CT oncologic sections to come include Artifacts and Pitfalls of PET Imaging, Solitary Pulmonary Nodules and Lung Cancer, Melanoma-Sarcoma-Neuroendocrine Malignancies, Central Nervous System Malignancies, Head and Neck Tumors, Male Genitourinary Malignancies and Breast and Gynecologic Cancers.

In addition, the SNM LLSAP program will soon offer self-assessment modules in Cardiovascular SPECT and PET, with sections on New Developments in SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, PET Myocardial Imaging, Cardiovascular CT and Hybrid PET/CT; Neurology SPECT and PET, with sections on Overview and Dementia, Head Trauma and Movement Disorders, Cerebrovascular Disease, Epilepsy and Brain Tumors; and Endocrinology, with sections on Benign Thyroid Disease, Parathyroid Disorders, Adrenal Disorders and Neuroendocrine Disorders. Additional self-assessment modules are under development addressing non-PET diagnostic oncology and oncology therapy, pulmonology, gastroenterology, musculoskeletal and genitourinary disorders and basic sciences.

To register or learn more about SNM LLSAP program, please go online to www.snm.org/llsap.


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