Clinical PET Cast
By Peter Faulhaber, MD
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Podcast Description
Clinical PET Cast is an educational resource for radiologists and other medical professionals regarding PET imaging. Peter Faulhaber is director of Clinical PET at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Associate Professor of Radiology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a leader in clinical PET with 30 years of experience in the field. The focus of this program is to increase knowledge in the clinical applications and principles of PET imaging.
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CPC-041 Head & Neck and PET/CT | Today I’ll continue our discussion of head and neck cancer and PET/CT by going through a number of studies important to both. Several of these studies provide illuminating data by comparing PET/CT to either PET or CT data alone, including data[...] | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-040 Head & Neck Cancer | In this episode, I’m going to discuss head and neck cancer, including normal variations, clinical indications, and my favorite topic, radiation therapy planning with PET. Head and neck cancer is not as common as other cancers, but the high mor[...] | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-039 Lung Cancer, Radiation Therapy & PET | As we continue our discussion of lung cancer, I want to cover how radiation therapy and PET are becoming linked. I’ll discuss the three key volumes used for any plan, the most important of which is the Gross Tumor Volume (GTV) that the therapi[...] | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-038 Lung Cancer Staging | Today I’m going to continue my discussion of PET and lung cancer by going through a number of interesting studies. I’ve spoken before about the pitfalls of SUV, but there is research that shows that the SUV combined with Hounsfield units[...] | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-037 Lung Cancer and SUV Pitfalls | Today I’ll continue my discussion of PET and lung cancer. The SUV can be a valuable tool to use as a baseline and for follow-up, but essentially an SUV measurement on its own isn’t really better than visual analysis. I’ll discuss t[...] | 12/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-036 Lung Cancer and PET | In this episode, I will discuss the history of approved reimbursements from CMS, from the 1998 approval for solitary pulmonary nodules to more recent changes in terminology that affect our billing. Lung cancer has a high mortality rate in both men[...] | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-035 Pediatric PET, Disease States | In this follow-up to Pediatric PET, I’ll move to discussing specific applications and disease states. In pediatrics, it is particularly important to minimize dose, since the patient will hopefully have many more years to live. I’ll talk [...] | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-034 Pediatric PET, Patient Considerations | Today I want to talk about pediatric PET, and the issues we encounter before any images even get to the radiologist. It may sound simplistic, but children are not little adults, and often patient sedation is required. Because of this, it’s[...] | 10/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-033 Fusion, SPECT/CT and the Future | In this third look at fusing anatomic and physiological data, I want to examine why SPECT/CT has not enjoyed the popularity of PET/CT. SPECT/CT can offer many of the same benefits as PET/CT, such as improved image quality, and it has some interest[...] | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-032 Fusion, the PET/CT Advancement | In this episode, I continue my discussion of the advancements made by hardware fusion. The adoption of the combined PET/CT instrument gave us dramatic decreases in imaging time, reduced dose, and most importantly, gains in image quality. Even with[...] | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-031 Fusion, Essential to Patient Care | We’ve already benefited a great deal from fusion thanks to the clinical context it provides for surgery and radiation therapy. In this episode, I’m going to discuss both software and hardware fusion and the advancements made by these t[...] | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-030 Technologists | A good technologist can really be an important asset in a PET/CT department like ours. A great technologist should first and foremost reduce patient anxiety, but in this episode I’ll also talk about how a careful and educated technologist is[...] | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-029 The Radiologist in Radiotherapy Planning | During radiotherapy treatment planning, communication between imaging experts and radiation therapists proves to be essential. We as radiologists can help with the displayed image contrast and the different algorithms for segmentation. The radia[...] | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-028 Collaboration in Radiotherapy Planning | A recent talk I presented had me further examining how clinicians, radiologists, and radiation therapists interact during the treatment planning process. I’ll illustrate with a prostate treatment example and later touch on the importance of [...] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-027 SNM 2010 – Radiopharmaceuticals | Dr. Faulhaber continues his thoughts on SNM 2010 with a review of radiopharmaceuticals. | 10/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-026 SNM 2010 – Cyclotrons | Dr. Faulhaber reflects on his trip to SNM 2010 with some thoughts on the history and improvements in cyclotrons, noting that the current trend will help spread PET technology into smaller hospitals, especially in third world nations. | 9/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-025 Brain Imaging, Seizures | Dr. Faulhaber concludes his three-part series on non-oncologic brain imaging by discussing refractory seizures. He covers the techniques for evaluating intractable epilepsy, including the role of PET in brain surgery guidance. Dr. Faulhaber also dis[...] | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-024 Brain Imaging, Dementia | Dr. Faulhaber continues his three-part series on non-oncologic brain imaging by covering a wide range of dementia. He examines the challenge of diagnosing from a broad spectrum of symptomatic criteria and looks at the dangers of treating one type of[...] | 5/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-023 Brain Imaging, Alzheimer’s | Dr. Faulhaber begins a three-part series on non-oncologic brain imaging. He summarizes the CMS approval process, which has led to the evaluation of Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) with PET. He also examines how imaging can help aid in the early d[...] | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-022 PET for Clinical Staff, Radiation Therapy | Dr. Faulhaber concludes his four-part series for clinical staff by looking at the challenges of radiation therapy. | 4/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-021 PET for Clinical Staff, Physiologic Parameters | Dr. Faulhaber continues his four-part series for the nurses, technologists, and physicians directly taking care of the patient. He describes the patient's physiologic parameters that affect what lesions and tumors can and cannot be seen. He also dis[...] | 4/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-020 PET for Clinical Staff, Hardware & Exposure | Dr. Faulhaber continues his four-part series for the nurses, technologists, and physicians directly taking care of the patient. He describes many of the terms, mechanical functions, and time requirements involved in using a PET/CT scanner. Dr. Faulh[...] | 4/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-019 PET for Clinical Staff, Positron Emitters | Dr. Faulhaber begins a four-part series for the entire clinical staff--the nurses, technologists, and physicians directly taking care of the patient. Having some PET background is important, because the patient today is likely to be more sophisticat[...] | 4/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-018 Breast Cancer, Metastases | Dr. Faulhaber concludes his two part series on breast cancer. He continues beyond using PET to see the primary, to evaluating axillary lymph node metastases and prognosis. | 3/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-017 Breast Cancer, Changes in Therapy | Dr. Faulhaber begins a two part series on PET/CT and breast cancer. PET can have a significant impact on the changes in therapy in conjunction with the availability of multiple chemo therapy regiments. | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-016 Uterine Malignancies | Dr. Faulhaber concludes his three-part session on gynecologic oncology by examining various uterine malignancies and the disturbing fact that the incidence of cancer is increasing but is tempered by a high cure rate. | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-015 Cervical Cancer | Dr. Faulhaber continues his three-part session on PET/CT and gynecologic oncology, specifically cervical cancer. The keys to cure include prevention with a vaccine, early detection, and accurate staging. | 3/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-014 CMS and Gynecologic Oncology | Dr. Faulhaber begins his three part series on PET/CT and gynecologic oncology by examining Medicare and Medicare Services and their recent decisions impacting gynecologic malignancies. | 2/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-013 Respiratory Gating Impact | Dr. Faulhaber continues his two-part session by examining the impact of respiratory gating on localization, quantification, correlation, and therapy planning. | 2/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-012 Respiratory Gating Techniques | Dr. Faulhaber begins a two-part session by exploring, "Why bother doing respiratory gating?" and the refinements in PET in "stopping" the motion and seeing the lesion better. He also discusses FDG and how imaging techniques have changed with improv[...] | 2/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-011 Reporting | Dr. Faulhaber explores what information (such as malignancy, grade, or previous treatment/surgery) should be specified when a clinician orders a PET, and what information (such as dose, glucose level, and type of scan) should be returned in the fina[...] | 2/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-010 Imaging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Pt3 | Dr. Faulhaber concludes his three part series on clinical indications by looking at diseases specific to the liver and gastrointestinal stromo tumors. | 1/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-009 Imaging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Pt2 | Dr. Faulhaber continues his three-part series on clinical indications by looking at PET imaging of the abdomen and comparing treatment planning pre- and post-PET. | 1/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-008 Imaging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Pt1 | Dr. Faulhaber begins his three part series on clinical indications by looking at diseases of the abdomen and pelvis, specifically colorectal cancer. | 1/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-007 From Prognosis to Treatment Planning | Dr. Faulhaber looks at the many advantages that image fusion, or PET/CT, has brought to PET, such as increased accuracy in the pinpointing of tumors. | 1/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-006 Moving Beyond Staging & Restaging | Dr. Faulhaber continues with his discussion of the clinical use of PET. He discusses the usefulness of PET in determining the prognosis of a patient. | 12/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-005 Clinical Indication for PET Approved by CMS | Dr. Faulhaber examines how PET has developed clinically as the approval process of CMS has increased. He begins with a brief review of the value of PET over time and the impact of Fluorine-18 tagged with Glucose as a very powerful imaging agent. | 12/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-004 Intro to Quantitation | Dr. Faulhaber discusses the concept of quantitation and in particular the Standard Uptake Value or SUV. Clinical PET relies on semi-quantitative methods which are based on the data acquired from the patient, and how that data is corrected for atte[...] | 12/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-003 Pitfalls & Artifacts of PET Imaging Part 2 | Dr. Faulhaber continues this two-part session by examining specific regions of the body that can be quite confounding in the anatomic and physiologic variation. He begins with the head & neck, a very difficult area to interpret. | 11/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-002 Pitfalls & Artifacts of PET Imaging Part 1 | Dr. Peter Faulhaber examines the normal distribution on a PET scan of FDG and what variables to consider. FDG uptake may vary considerably depending on factors from the patient’s recent activity such as eating, exercise, and excretion. He also e[...] | 11/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CPC-001 Intro to Clinical PET Cast | This podcast is the first in a series by Dr. Peter Faulhaber, a radiologist at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Faulhaber offers his perspective on various issues of Positron Emission Tomography from a hands-on clinical-based practical a[...] | 10/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 41 Episodes |
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