Conveners
Contributed talks
- Elena Lazzeri (Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa Medical School and University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy)
Traditional PET scanners, with their full-ring design, have been invaluable in clinical diagnosis and research. However, it is evident that the ring geometry, with its relatively large radius, cannot always be the optimal choice for detector placement across all applications. Our interest lies in making PET systems flexible and modular, allowing their design to be tailored to both...
Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, often associated with local complications or distant embolization. The appropriate antibiotic therapy significantly reduces the risk of embolic complications. The prompt diagnosis is crucial to establish adequate therapy. The Duke criteria, based on clinical, biological/microbiological, and imaging parameters,...
The XEMIS project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a low-radioactivity medical imaging system. Its primary objective is to significantly reduce the amount of conventional injected activity, by a factor of 100, for imaging small animals. This breakthrough is envisioned within the realm of three gamma imaging and liquid xenon Compton telescope technologies. The presentation will provide an...
Background:
Dual-tracer PET imaging exhibits substantial potential for enhancing localization of infections and assessment of inflammation-related metabolic changes over mono-tracer PET. Recently, it has been demonstrated that in vivo imaging of inflammation using 89Zr labelled antibodies has a higher selectivity index compared with the commonly used tracer [18F]FDG, positioning it as a...
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the worst complications after primary implant and revision. The differential diagnosis between septic or aseptic loosening is sometimes very difficult especially in a low-grade infection. Three-phase bone scan with 99mTc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (3phase-BS) and 99mTc-Hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) white blood cell scintigraphy (WBC) are...
Infection represents one of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with vascular prostheses. Prosthetic vascular graft infection (VPGI) can lead to severe and/or fatal outcomes if not early diagnosed. The Management of Aortic Graft infection Collaboration (MAGIC) criteria are used for the VPGI diagnosis. [18F]-FDG-PET/CT and radiolabeled white blood cells (WBC)...
