Hall - A

08.00 am Registration

09.00 - 10.00 am Session 1

Chair Persons: Brigadier Dr. S. S. Anand, New Delhi , Dr. M. Prabakaran, Chennai, Dr. K. Vanitha, Chennai

Topic: Current Trends in Multimodality Imaging - Integration, Implementation, Interpretation and Informatics (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. V. Sivasubramanian, Puttaparthi

Topic: Imaging the Molecular Dynamics in the Body: An Introduction to PET/ MRI (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. K. Thayalan, Chennai

Topic: Building International Medical Imaging Institutions in Developing Countries - 21^st Century Perspective (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S. K. Sharma, Kolkata

10.00 am Inauguration of Indian College of Nuclear Medicine CME by Dr. A. Muruganathan, (National President, Association of Physicians of India, 2012-2013 and Scientific Committee Chairman, APICON 2013) followed by Tea

11.00 - 11.50 am Session 2

Chair Persons: Dr. A. V. Lakshmanan, Chennai, Dr. Isaac Christian Moses, Coimbatore

Topic: Paving the Way to Personalized Medicine: Production of Some Theragnostic Radionuclides (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Suresh Srivastava, Upton, N.Y., USA

Topic: Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Options and Availability

Speaker: Dr. M.R.A. Pillai, Mumbai (20 minutes)

11.50 - 12.30 pm Session 3

Chair Persons: Dr. Mishra Mridula. Kolkata, Dr. S. Bhoopal, Chennai

Topic: Novel PET Radiopharmaceuticals: Availability, Development and Challenges (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. A. K. Mishra, New Delhi

Topic: Role of Nuclear Medicine in Pharmaceutical Research (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. P.S. Soni, Bangalore

12.30 - 01.30 pm Session 4

Chair Persons: Dr. C. Rajendiran, Chennai, Dr. GP Bandhopadhaya, New Delhi, Dr. B. Aruna, Chennai

Topic: Quality Standards and Regulatory Matters of Radiopharmaceuticals. (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. N. Ramamoorthy, Mumbai

Topic: Quality Implementation tools in Health Care (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr Sujata Mitra, Jamshedpur

Topic: Importance of Accreditation and Outline of NABH Standards in Medical Imaging Services (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Uday B. Patil, Bengaluru

01.30 - 02.30 pm Lunch

02.30 - 03.00 pm Inauguration of the Stalls by Dr. B. R. Mittal (National President, SNM India and Scientific Committee Chairman, SNMINDIACON 2011)

03.00 - 04.10 pm Session 5

Chair Persons: Dr. M. Balu David, Kancheepuram, Dr. B. Santhanaraj, Erode, Mr. T. Anbalagan, Chennai

Topic: Role of AERB in the Growth of Nuclear Medicine in India (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr Pankaj Tandon, Mumbai.

Topic: Sub-(half)-mm SPECT/PET of Molecules and Tissue in Action (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Frederik Beekman, Netherlands

Topic: Respiratory Motion Management in PET Imaging (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Manas Mayank, Ahmedabad

04.10 - 04.30 pm Tea

04.30 - 06.10 pm Session 6

Chair Persons: Dr. S. K. Rajan, Chennai, Dr. Baljinder Singh, Chandigarh, Dr. P. Balasubramaniam, Chennai

Topic: Is 68Ga the next potential 99mTc of the future? (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Vijay Kumar, NSW, Australia

Topic: Theranostics: From Molecular Imaging Using PET/CT with Ga-68 Labeled Tracers to Personalized Therapy (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Richard P. Baum, Bad Berka, Germany

Topic: Clinical Concepts and Strategies involved in 131-I-MIBG Therapy of Neural Crest Tumors (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Sandip Basu, Mumbai

Topic: Somatostatin Receptor Imaging of Gep Net tumors (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Gaurav Malhotra, Mumbai

07.00 pm onwards

Inauguration of the SNMINDIACON 2011 followed by Inaugural Dinner

Hall - A

08.00 am Registration

09.00 - 10.00 am Session 7

Chair Persons: Dr. S. Shanmuga Kumar, Chennai, Dr. D. Krishnan, Chennai, Dr. K. N. Srinivasan, Trichirapalli

Topic: PET / CT in the Evaluation of Undiagnosed Fever (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Sundaraiya Sumati, Chennai

Topic: How does PET/CT help in Management of Oesophagus Cancer? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Pankaj Dougall, New Delhi

Topic: PET/CT in GI Abdomino-Pelvic Malignancies: Where and When? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Anshu Rajnish Sharma, Mumbai

10.00 - 10.40 am Session 8

Chair Persons: Dr. M.S. Ashraf, Trichirapalli, Dr. K. Thirumurthi, Chennai

Topic: Radiopharmaceuticals Beyond FDG for PET Imaging (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. M.G.R. Rajan, Mumbai

Topic: Myocardial perfusion scan with Lexiscan (Pharmacological stress updates) (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, Beltsville, USA

10.40 - 11.00 am Tea

11.00 am - 12.00 Noon Session 9

Chair Persons: Dr. C. M.K. Reddy, Chennai, Dr. D. Chandrasekaran, Chennai, Dr. M. Paul Korath, Chennai

Topic: Emerging Trends in Renal Scintigraphy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. H. Dhanapathi, Puducherry

Topic: Evaluation of Inducible Ischaemia with Radionuclide Techniques (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. P. Shanmuga Sundaram, Cochin.

Topic: Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathies in Diabetes - What are we expected to Know? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S. N. Narasingan, Chennai

12.00 - 12.20 pm Special Launching Programme on APICON 2013

Welcoming The Delegates of SNMINDIACON 2011

12.20 - 01.00 pm Homi Bhabha Memorial Oration

Chair Persons: Dr. B.R. Mittal, Chandigarh , Dr. Ramesh Asopa, Mumbai

Topic: PET/CT in Oncology: A revolutionary imaging technique

Orator: Dr. Rakesh Kumar, New Delhi

01.00 - 02.30 pm Lunch followed by visit to stalls

02.30 - 03.10 pm Session 10

Chair Persons: Dr. E. Venkatachaplapathy, Chennai, Dr. T. M. R. Panicker, Chennai

Topic: SPECT/CT in Sentinel Node Mapping and Lymphoscintigraphy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. R. Krishnakumar, Chennai

Topic: Lymphoscintigraphy as a Diagnostic Tool in Filarial Lymphoedema (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. B.K. Das, Bhubaneshwar

03.10 - 04.10 pm Session 11

Chair Persons: Dr. K. Shanmugam, Chennai, Dr. G. Sridhar, Chennai

Topic: Multimodal Imaging in Drug Discovery and Targeting (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Rao Papineni, Woodbridge, CT 06525, USA

Topic: Applied Nuclear Medicine in Clinical Practice - Case Presentation (30 Minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S.S. Lakshmanan, Chennai

04.00 - 04.20 pm Tea

04.20 - 05.00 pm Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Oration

Chair Persons: Dr. B.R. Mittal, Chandigarh, Dr. Ramesh Asopa, Mumbai

Topic: Nuclear Cardiology in Next Decade

Orator: Dr. G. N. Mahapatra, Mumbai

05.00 - 06.00 pm Panel Discussion on An Insider's View on Molecular Imaging and its Current Developments

Moderator: Dr. Venkatesh Rangarajan, Mumbai

06.00 pm Indian College of Nuclear Medicine General Body Meeting followed by Dinner (Sponsored by Jubilant DraxImage Limited)

Hall - B

08.00 - 09.00 am Read Challenging Medical Images with Experts

09.00 - 10.20 am Session 12

Chair Persons: Dr. Col. P.G. Kumar, Kolkata, Dr. S. Charan, Chennai, Mr. B. S. Jagdish Babu, Chennai

Topic: Nuclear Medicine in Drug Development (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Baljinder Singh, Chandigarh

Topic: Misadministrations in Nuclear Medicine (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. A. K. Shukla, Lucknow

Topic: Impact of Quality Assurance on the Clinical Outcome of Image Interpretation (20 minutes)

Speaker: Mr. Subhash Chand Kheruka, Lucknow

Topic: Nema Acceptance Tests for PET/CT (20 minutes)

Speaker: Ms. Sarika, Chandigarh

10.20 - 11.00 am Tea (Followed by visit to stalls)

11.00 - 11.40 am Session 13

Chair Persons: Dr. V. Natarajan, Chennai, Dr. N. Balamurugan, Salem

Topic: FDG PET Studies in the Management of Epilepsy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S. Dinesh Nayak, Chennai

Topic: Role of Nuclear Medicine Techniques (SPECT and PET) in Movement Disorders (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Madhavi Tripathi, New Delhi

11.40 am - 12.20 pm Session 14

Chair Persons: Dr. R. Lakshmi Narasimhan, Chennai, Dr. S. Rajarathinam, Chennai

Topic: Evolving role of SPECT and PET in psychiatric disorders (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. B A Krishna, Mumbai

Topic: FDG PET Changes in Brain, Glucose Metabolism in Dementia (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Rajnish Sharma, New Delhi

12.20 - 01.00 pm Homi Bhabha Memorial Oration

01.00 - 02.00 pm Lunch

02.00 - 03.20 pm Session 15

Chair Persons: Dr. (Mrs) Nylla Shanthly, Vellore, Dr. S. Rajasundaram, Chennai, Dr. (Major). S. Lakshminarasimhan, Chennai

Topic: Molecular Breast Imaging to Detect and Follow-up Small Tumors of the Breast using 99m Tc- Scintimammography (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Ajit Kumar Das, Patna, Bihar

Topic: PET/CT in Breast Cancer: Current Recommendations and Evidence (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Partha S. Choudhury, New Delhi

Topic: Impact of PET/CT in the Management of Pediatric Malignancies (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Sneha Shah, Mumbai

Topic: Present and Future Role of SPECT / CT (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Anish Bhattacharya, Chandigarh

03.20 - 04.20 pm Session 16

Chair Persons: Dr. Wing Cdr. Dash, Bengaluru, Dr. Shiv S. Karunakaran, Chennai

Topic: Bone Scintigraphy: Is it still relevant in PET/CT era ? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Tek Chand Kalawat, Tirupati

Topic: Metastatic Bone Pain Palliation: Changing Paragdim (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Sanjay Gambhir, Lucknow

Topic: Therapeutic Effects and Side Effects of Radiosynovectomy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Shamim Ahmed, New Delhi

04.20 - 05.00 pm Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Oration

05.00 - 06.00 pm Free Paper Presentation Session 1 (6 Papers × 10 minutes each)

06.00 - 07.00 pm Free Paper Presentation Session 2 (6 Papers × 10 minutes each)

Convener: Dr. Syed Mushtaq Ahmed, Srinagar

Hall - A

08.00 am Free Paper Presentation Session 3 (6 Papers × 10 minutes each)

Convener: Dr. Col. J. K. Bhagat, Jaipur

09.00 - 10.00 am Session 17

Chair Persons: Dr. R. Ramkumar, Chennai, Dr. S. Avudaiappan, Coimbatore, Dr. P. Paranthaman, Chennai

Topic: Evidence based role of PET / CT in head and neck malignancies

Speaker: Dr. Sunil. H.V., Bengaluru

Topic: Integrating Nuclear Cardiology and CT Angio to Evaluate Coronary Artery (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S. D. Satishnath, Chennai

Topic: Clinical Relevance to Measure Myocardial Blood Flow with PET (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Harisankar, Thrissur

10.00 - 11.00 am Tea (Followed by Visit to Stalls)

11.00 am - 12.20 pm Session 18

Chair Persons: Dr Arun Malhotra, New Delhi, Dr. K. S. Gnanaguruparan, Chennai

Topic: Practical Challenges faced in the Management of Advanced Heart and Lung Failure - How can Nuclear Medicine Help? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Paul Ramesh Thangaraj, Chennai

Topic: Evolving Role of PET in Assessing Cardiovascular Disorders (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Abass Alavi, Philadelphia, USA

Topic: Advances in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Rb 82 PET (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, Beltsville, USA

12.20 - 01.00 pm Brig. S.K. Majumdar Memorial Oration

Chairperson: Dr. B.R. Mittal, Chandigarh , Dr. Ramesh Asopa, Mumbai

Topic: Nuclear Medicine in the Evaluation of the Solitary Thyroid Nodule - Could PET/CT be the Answer?

Orator Dr. Anupam Mondal, New Delhi

01.00 - 02.00 pm Lunch

02.00 - 03.00 pm Session 19

Chair Persons: Dr. K. S. Sekar, Chennai, Dr. S. G. Ramanan, Chennai

Topic: Imaging Hypoxia and Angiogenesis: Opportunities to turn adversity to advantage (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Joseph Rajendran, Seattle, USA

Topic: Impact of PET/CT in Radiotherapy Planning in Oncology (Lecture Sponsored by Phillips Health Care) (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Ramesh Rengan, Philadelphia, USA

03.00 - 04.00 pm Session 20

Chair Persons: Dr. Bellaramine V. Lawarance, Chennai, Dr. B. Rajasekharrao, Mumbai

Topic: Radiation Protection Issues in Radionuclide Therapy (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Nand K Relan, Stony Brook, USA

Topic: Myeloablative Radioimmunotherapy for Lymphoma and Leukemia: Keeping the Magic in the Bullet (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Joseph Rajendran, Seattle, USA

04.00 - 04.20 pm Tea

04.20 - 05.10 pm

Topic: High-LET Radionuclides for the Molecular Imaging and Therapy of Cancer and Active Atheromatous Disease (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Suresh Srivastava, Upton, N.Y. 11973, USA

Topic: Conventional Nuclear Medicine in the Management of Medical Emergencies and Acute Care (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Shefali Gokhale, Pune

05.10 - 06.00 pm Society of Nuclear Medicine India General Body Meeting

07.30 pm onwards

Cultural Program and Banquet Dinner sponsored by GE Health Care

Hall - B

08.00 am Free Paper Presentation Session 4 (6 Papers × 10 minutes each)

Convener: Dr. N. Sivaprasad, BRIT, Mumbai

09.00 - 09.40 am Session 21

Chair Persons: Dr. E. Prabhu, Chennai, Dr. S. Chandrasekar, Chennai

Topic: Evaluation of GI Bleed using Radionuclide Methods (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. N. Anirudhan, Coimbatore

Topic: Quantifying the Gastrointestinal Motility in Diabetes mellitus with Scintigraphic methods (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Shoukat H Khan, Srinagar

09.40 - 10.20 pm Session 22

Chair Persons: Dr. A. R. Vijayakumar, Coimbatore, Dr. A. Gowrishankar, Chennai

Topic: Nuclear techniques in Stem Cell Transplantation (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. B A Krishna, Mumbai

Topic: Nuclear Medicine: A New Strategic Service Line

Speaker: Dr. Ed L. Hansen, Houston, TX, USA

10.20 - 11.00 am Tea followed by visit to stalls

11.00 am - 12.20 pm Session 23 (Special Symposium on Thyroid Disorders)

Chair Persons: Dr. A. Velumani, Mumbai, Dr. S. Chandrasekaran, Chennai

Topic: Role of Advancing Surgery in Assisting and Augmenting Radio-Iodine Ablation of Thyroid Cancer. (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. (Gp. Capt.). V. V. S. Prabhakar Rao, Hyderabad.

Topic: Radio-Iodine Treatment and Follow up of Metastatatic Disease in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Speaker: Dr. Prasanta K Pradhan, Lucknow

Topic: Utility of Radioiodine Therapy in Thyroglobulin Elevated Negative Iodine Scintigraphy (Tenis) syndrome (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Partha Sinha, Lexington, USA

Topic: Impact of rTSH in the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. K. Kumaresan, Hyderabad

12.20 - 01.00 pm Brig. S.K. Majumdar Memorial Oration

01.00 - 02.00 pm Lunch

02.00 - 03.00 pm Session 24

Chair Persons: Dr. T. S. Swaminathan, Chennai, Dr. K. M. Lakshmipathy, Chennai

Topic: Current Evidence on the Role of PET/CT in Thyroid Malignancies (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Archi Agarwal, Mumbai

Topic: Selective Intra-Arterial Radionuclide Therapy (SIRT) of Liver Cancer

Speaker: 1. Intervenional Radiologist's Perspective - Dr. M.C. Uttappa, Bengaluru

2. Nuclear Medicine Physician's Perspective - Dr. R. V. Parameswaran, Bengaluru

03.00 - 04.00 pm Session 25

Chair Persons: Dr. S. Gnasekaran, Chennai, Dr. V. Balasundaram, Chennai

Topic: Apperciating the Value of FDG PET/CT in the Evaluation of Occult Malignancies (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Srikanth V. Solov, Pune

Topic: PET imaging and Tumor Biology (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. B A Krishna, Mumbai

Topic: HepatobiliaryScintigraphy - Current Scenario (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. R. Maharajan, Kozhikode

04.00 - 05.00 pm Tea followed by visit to the stalls

05.00 - 06.00 pm Society of Nuclear Medicine India General Body Meeting

Hall - A (Ball Room)

08.00 am Free Paper Presentation Session 5 (9 Papers × 10 minutes each)

Convener: Dr. Lt. Col. G. Dhananjayan, Ernakulam

09.30 - 10.30 am Quiz in Nuclear Medicine

Quiz Master: Dr. B A Krishna, Mumbai

10.30 - 11.00 am Tea

11.00 - 12.00 Noon Session 26

Applied Nuclear Medicine Workshop

Chairpersons: Dr. V. P. Narayanan, Chennai, Dr. K. Maheshwar, Chennai

Topic: Tomographic Anatomy of BRAIN - With Special Reference to Epilepsy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. P. Ramesh, Chennai

Topic: Tomographic Anatomy of Neck Nodes and Neck Spaces (40 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. A. Anbarasu, Coimbatore

12.00 Noon - 01.30 pm Session 27

Chairpersons: Dr. N. Kulasekaran Chennai, Dr. S. Magesh Kumar, Chennai

Topic: Tomographic Anatomy of Thorax (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. T. Sunder, Chennai

Topic: Restaging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma - the integrated PET/CT approach (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Bagyam Raghavan, Chennai

Topic: Tomographic Anatomy of Abdomen and Pelvis (40 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. C. Amarnath, Chennai

01.30 pm Valedictory Function and Concluding Lunch