Round table of experts to discuss key trends impacting CT, MRI, and Nuclear Medicine (including SPECT/PET) imaging.

Annapolis, MD, September 16, 2022

RadSite™, a leading accrediting organization promoting performance and quality-based imaging practices, announced today its fall webinar series. The focus of the series is key trends that impact advanced diagnostic imaging, including CT, MRI, and Nuclear Medicine (including SPECT/PET). The webinars feature experts in round table discussions to provide a more interactive experience, which will include taking questions from the audience.

Here is a summary and registration information for the three complimentary webinars:

October Webinar

Emerging CT Imaging Trends: Evolution in Computed Tomography

Description:  Computed Tomography (CT) remains a mainstay of advanced diagnostic imaging in the U.S., with over 80 million estimated CT scans in 2022. This interactive session will focus on emerging CT diagnostic trends including:

  • New screening protocols for cancer.
  • Imaging system enhancements such as multi-energy CT scanning.
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
  • Expanded use of remote technologists.
  • Recent radiation protection protocols.
  • Reimbursement challenges and opportunities.
  • New requirements after the federal “public health emergency” (PHE) declaration ends.
  • Update on state and federal regulations (e.g., Medicare’s Appropriate Use Criteria Program).
  • Other topics raised by the panel experts.

This session also will highlight recent updates to RadSite’s CT ADI Accreditation Standards, version 3.3.

Moderator: Mark Casner, FACHE, Chief Accreditation Officer, RadSite

Presenters:

  • Patrick Browning, MD, MA, MSL, Chief Medical Officer, RadSite; and CA Medical Director, Open MRI Systems Imaging Northern California
  • Eliot Siegel, MD, Standards Committee Chair, RadSite; andProfessor and Vice Chair at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
  • Judy Pirtle, R.T. (R)(CT)(ARRT), Director of Clinical Practice and Radiation Safety Officer, Akumin

Date and Time: The webinar will take place at 1:00 p.m. (ET), October 19, 2022. Click here to register. After this date, a recording of the webinar will be available on RadSite’s website.

November Webinar

Emerging MRI Imaging Trends: Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Description:  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) remains a mainstay of advanced diagnostic imaging in the U.S. with over 40 million estimated MRI scans in 2022. This interactive session will focus on emerging MRI trends including:

  • New imaging equipment enhancements such as point-of-care imaging applications.
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
  • Expanded use of remote technologists.
  • MRI safety concerns.
  • Reimbursement challenges and opportunities.
  • New requirements after the federal “public health emergency” (PHE) declaration ends.
  • Update on state and federal regulations (e.g., Medicare’s Appropriate Use Criteria Program).
  • Other topics raised by the panel experts.

This session also will highlight recent updates to RadSite’s MRI ADI Accreditation Standards, version 3.3.

Moderator: Patrick Browning, MD, MA, MSL, Chief Medical Officer, RadSite

Presenters:

  • Raymond Fridenstine, RT(R)(CT)(MR)(ARRT), Senior Manager, Clinical Practice, Akumin and Alliance Healthcare Services
  • Kevin Oliver, RT (R) (MR), VP of Medical Imaging and Advanced Applications, SimonMed Imaging
  • Judith M. Turner, VP Sales, Marketing and Operations, ProScan Reading Services

Date and Time: The webinar will take place at 1:00 p.m. (ET), November 15, 2022. Click here to register. After this date, a recording of the webinar will be available on RadSite’s website.

December Webinar

Emerging Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Imaging Trends: Optimizing Diagnostic Assessments and Therapeutic Interventions

Description: Nuclear Medicine (NM), including PET/CT imaging, remains a mainstay of advanced diagnostic imaging in the U.S. with over 20 million estimated PET/CT and other nuclear medicine scans in 2022. This interactive session will focus on emerging trends including:

  • Diagnostic and theranostic applications.
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
  • New radiopharmaceutical applications.
  • Addressing the contrast shortage.
  • Recent radiation protection protocols.
  • Implementing enhanced patient engagement strategies (e.g., to avoid missed appointments).
  • Reimbursement challenges and opportunities.
  • New requirements after the federal “public health emergency” (PHE) declaration ends.
  • Update on state and federal regulations (e.g., Medicare’s Appropriate Use Criteria Program).
  • Other topics raised by the panel experts.

This session also will highlight recent updates to RadSite’s NM ADI Accreditation Standards, version 3.3.

Moderator: Eliot Siegel, MD, RadSite Standards Committee Chair and Chief of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine for Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System

Presenters:

  • Kay Kassel, MS CNMT NMTCB(RS), Corporate Radiation Safety Officer, Akumin
  • Angela Graber, Vice President, Operations, Digirad

Date and Time: The webinar will take place at 1:00 p.m. (ET), December 14, 2022. Click here to register. After this date, a recording of the webinar will be available on RadSite’s website.

To learn more about RadSite’s complimentary future and on-demand webinars, click here.