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URL:https://bioscience.fi/events/pet-basics-course/
SUMMARY:PET Basics course
DESCRIPTION:PET BASICS-course (PGS_1709-3007)\n\nDates:          
              23.3.–25.3.2026\n\nPlace:           
              Haartman Lecture Hall (TG1) and https://utu.zoom.
 us/j/61706040087 Organiser:                 Turku PET Cent
 re\n\nLanguage:                English\n\nTarget attendees:
      Physicians\, scientists\, PhD students\, all interested in PET\n\
 nCourse is free of charge and worth of 2.0 credits for MSc and PhD degree\
 , and 15 h for MD specialist’s degree.\n\nPositron emission tomography (
 PET) is non-invasive and quantitative imaging modality using molecules lab
 elled with positron-emitting radioisotopes in tracer quantities (i.e. with
 out pharmacological effect) to visualize and measure rates of biochemical 
 processes (e.g. enzyme reactions\, ligand-receptor interactions\, cellular
  metabolism\, cell proliferation\, gene expression) in tissues of living s
 ubjects. Therefore\, PET is an important tool to elucidate mechanisms asso
 ciated with diseases and drug actions. The course aims to provide students
  with a broad and general introduction to the PET imaging. The main purpos
 e of this course is to enable students to understand the interdisciplinary
  nature of PET imaging. After the course one should have basic knowledge o
 f the PET imaging field of its physics\, radiochemistry\, and data analysi
 s\, research and clinical applications.\n\nPlease note: degree students en
 rol in Peppi (PGS_1709-3007)\n\nPlease register latest March 9\, 2026 to M
 inna Kangasperko\, minna.kangasperko@utu.fi Further information: Assoc Pro
 f Riku Klén\, riku.klen@utu.fi\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nHaartman Lecture Hall: build
 ing 18 – TG1\; PET Centre: building 14.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nMonday 23.3.2026\n
 \nHaartman Lecture Hall of T Hospital\, (Building 18\, 1st floor)\n\n&nbsp
 \;\n\n\n\n8.45–9.15\nKari Kalliokoski\nIntroduction of PET and Turku PET
  Centre\n\n\n9.15–9.45\nVirva Saunavaara\nRadiation physics and safety\n
 \n\n9.45–10.15\n\n10.15-10.30\nVirva Saunavaara\n\nBreak\nPET instrument
 ation\n\n\n10.30–11.00\nAnu Airaksinen\nIntroduction to radiopharmaceuti
 cal chemistry\n\n\n11.00–11.30\n\n11.30-12.30\nMikael Bergelin\n\nBreak\
 nProduction of PET radionuclides\n\n\n12.30–13.00\nSemi Helin\nCarbon-11
  and oxygen-15 radiochemistry\n\n\n13.00–13.30\nAnu Airaksinen\nFluorine
 -18 radiochemistry\n\n\n13.30–14.00\n\n14.00-14.15\nXiang-Guo Li\n\nBrea
 k\nRadiochemistry of radiometals: 68Ga\, 64Cu and 89Zr\n\n\n14.15–14.45\
 nTimo Kurittu\nRadiopharmacy and GMP guidelines for PET\n\n\n14.45–15.15
 \nJarkko Johansson\nImage acquisition and reconstruction\n\n\n\n15.15–17
 .00              Visit to cyclotron and radiochemistry labora
 tory\, and PET scanners and clinical chemistry laboratory PET Centre (buil
 ding 14)\n\n* * *\n\nTuesday 24.3.2026\n\nHaartman Lecture Hall of T Hospi
 tal\, (Building 18\, 1st floor)\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n9.00–9.30\nSergey Nest
 erov\nInformation technologies and image analysis in PET\n\n\n9.30–10.00
 \n\n10.00-10.15\nRichard Aarnio\n\nBreak\nRadiometabolism of PET tracers\n
 \n\n10.15–11.15\n\n11.15-12.15\nMarco Bucci\n\nBreak\nQuantification of 
 PET\n\n\n12.15–12.45\nSini Laaksonen\nImaging of neuroinflammation with 
 PET\n\n\n12.45–13.15\nLauri Nummenmaa\nStatistical analysis of brain-PET
  data\n\n\n13.15–13.45\n\n13.45-14.00\nKirsi Virtanen\n\nBreak\nBrown ad
 ipose tissue imaging in humans\n\n\n14.00–14.30\nKirsi Virtanen\nQuantit
 ative PET imaging of metabolic diseases\n\n\n14.30–15.00\nJukka Kemppain
 en\nPET in cancer diagnosis and therapy\n\n\n15.00–15.30\nMarko Seppäne
 n\nPET in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors\n\n\n\n15.30–17.00  
             Visit to preclinical laboratories\, BioCity\, Tykis
 tökatu 6\n\n \n\n* * *\n\nWednesday 25.3.2026\n\nHaartman Lecture Hall o
 f T Hospital\, (Building 18\, 1st floor)\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n9.00–9.30\nTo
 ve Grönroos\nSmall animal imaging and pre-clinical evaluation of PET trac
 ers\n\n\n9.30–10.00\n\n10.00-10.15\nMia Ståhle\n\nBreak\nPreclinical ca
 rdiovascular research\n\n\n10.15–10.45\nJussi Hirvonen\nNeurotransmitter
  systems studied with PET\n\n\n10.45–11.15\n\n11.15-12.15\nJuha Rinne\n\
 nBreak\nPET in clinical neurology\n\n\n12.15–12.45\nJuhani Knuuti\nPET i
 n clinical cardiology\n\n\n12.45-13.15\n\n13.15-13.30\nJukka Kemppainen\n\
 nBreak\nOncological research\n\n\n13.30–14.00\nSimona Malaspina\nPET ima
 ging of infection/inflammation\n\n\n14.00–14.30\nIlkka Heinonen\nImaging
  of exercise responses with PET\n\n\n14.30–15.00\nEleni Rebelos\nBiomark
 ers of renal imaging\n\n\n15.00-15.15\nRiku Klén\nClosing words\n\n\n\n&n
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