Diagnostic Imaging Update at Banff

Jul 30th, 2023Aug 2nd, 2023
Banff Springs, AB
CA
https://diagnosticimagingupdate.com/banff-july-2023/
Phone:6504404424
This course is designed to provide the tools for participants to enhance interpretation skills utilizing the latest imaging technologies.
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Shown is a 69-year-old man with a cholangiocarcinoma in the distal common bile duct. F-18 FDG-PET/CT was negative where Ga-68 FAPI-46 PET/CT showed high focal FAPI uptake in the liver hilum and surrounding lymph nodes. a-d: F-18 FDG-PET/CT, e-h: Ga-68 FAPI-46 PET/CT. a, b, e, f: Maximum intensity projections, c, g: axial fusion images, d, h: non-contrast enhanced CT.
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FAPI-PET/CT could potentially improve noninvasive cancer staging, and, ultimately, clinical decision making.
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Model confidence, reader expertise affect reader-LLM collaboration
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