Refresher Course: Hybrid, Molecular and Translational Imaging

RC 1706 - Essential non-FDG tracers

March 1, 08:00 - 09:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Aleksandar Milosevic, Essen / Germany
15 min
PSMA: more than just prostate
Amy Eccles, London / United Kingdom
  1. To appreciate the biological characteristics and function of PSMA.
  2. To learn about the principles of PSMA tracer chemistry and its characteristics.
  3. To understand how PSMA PET application could be broadened beyond prostate cancer.
15 min
FAPI: the key to the tumour microenvironment?
Wolfgang Roll, Münster / Germany
  1. To learn about the biology and chemistry behind FAPI PET.
  2. To appreciate the potential of FAPI as a tracer in conventional therapy and immunotherapy.
  3. To understand how FAPI and comparable tracers can alter oncologic imaging.
15 min
DOTATATE: theranostic applications
Jose Luis Vercher Conejero, Barcelona / Spain
  1. To learn about neuroendocrine tumour imaging using DOTATATE.
  2. To appreciate the potential of targeted therapy.
  3. To understand the principles of theranostics, exemplified in DOTATATE PET and therapy.
10 min
Panel discussion: How specific can we get? How many tracers do we actually need?