E³ - Advanced Course: Hybrid Imaging

E³ 1319 - Hybrid imaging of heart and brain

February 28, 09:30 - 11:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Clemens C. Cyran, München / Germany
23 min
Network imaging: insights into the brain-heart connection
Ahmed Tawakol, Boston, MA / United States
  1. To understand how multi-modality imaging can be used to gain insights into the physiology of heart-brain interactions and the neurobiology of resilience.
  2. To learn the pathological mechanisms linking stress and depression to cardiovascular disease.
  3. To understand how lifestyle interventions that enhance neurobiological resilience may reduce cardiovascular disease risk.
23 min
PET/MR and total-body PET in dementia: could they become standard of care?
Alexander Hammers, London / United Kingdom
23 min
Brain tumours: guiding therapy with PET
Sophie E.M. Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Rotterdam / Netherlands
  1. To learn about the imaging biomarkers used in interpreting hybrid scans (PET/CT, PET/MRI) of patients with brain tumours.
  2. To understand the current role of hybrid imaging in guiding brain tumour therapy.
  3. To explore future directions and advances in hybrid imaging and radionuclide therapy for brain tumours.
16 min
Panel discussion: Cardiomyopathy and dementia: the saviour of PET/MR?