Molecular imaging resources: online educational resources

There are numerous online educational resources available from around the world and some of the most useful are summarised and linked below. If you are aware of others that would be of use to trainees please let us know.

European Association of Nuclear Medicine

ESNM eLearning - Recorded CME sessions

http://www.eanm.org/elearning/cme.php?navId=326

ESNM eLearning - Webinars

http://www.eanm.org/elearning/webinars/esnm_philips.php?navId=323

World Molecular Imaging Society

http://www.wmis.org/education/

Jointly, the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) and the European Society of Molecular Imaging (ESMI) developed five educational modules encompassing the work of molecular imaging experts from around the world and covering the following topics:

A. Chemistry of Contrast Media

Basic Considerations about Suitable Modalities and Probes
Biologicals
Small Molecules
Particles and Polymers

B. Biology and Pathology

Cancer Biology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Central Nervous System
Systems Biology and its Link to Molecular Imaging

C. What Life Scientists Should Know about Imaging Modalities

Optical imaging, Ultrasound, Photoacoustics
MR Fundamentals for Life Scientists
Nuclear Imaging: Physical Principles and Instrumentation

D. Postprocessing and Cross Validation

Modeling and Quantification
Basics of Imaging Processing
New Imaging Tools

E. How to Succeed in Science

Successful Grants and Interesting Presentations
How to Develop a Clinical Product

Radiological Society of North America

https://www2.rsna.org/timssnet/store/rsna_customsearchaction.cfm

RSNA Education: eLearn has a range of CME and refresher courses of relevance to molecular imaging. These are listed below with the type of course in brackets. These courses are free for RSNA members and all UK trainees have free RSNA membership.

Biomarkers & Quantitative Imaging

Reporting Cancer Response — Practical Perspective (Refresher Course) – Practical Applications of MI Techniques
Techniques for Quantitative Cancer Imaging Using CT & MRI (Refresher Course) – DCE-MRI, DWI-MRI and dynamic contrast-enhanced CT

Cardiac Radiology

Cardiac Physiology for Radiologists: Review of Relevant Physiology for Interpretation of Cardiac MR Imaging and CT (RadioGraphics CME)
MR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Insights on Techniques, Analysis, Interpretation, and Findings (RadioGraphics CME)
Cardiac Perfusion MRI (Refresher Course)
Cardiac Perfusion Adenosine Stress/Rest CT (Refresher Course)