43rd Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine, India Chennai, 8 11 December 2011 Scientific Programme 8th December, 2011

1 (THURSDAY) (DAY 1) Continuing Medical Education (Conducted by the Indian College of Nuclear Medicine) HALL A 08.00 AM 09.00 10.00 AM Chair Persons: Registration SESSION 1 Brigadier. Dr. S. S. Anand, NEW DELHI Dr. M. Prabakaran, CHENNAI Dr. K. Vanitha, CHENNAI Current Trends in Multimodality Imaging - Integration, Implementation, Interpretation & Informatics (20 minutes) Dr. V. Sivasubramanian, PUTTAPARTHI Imaging the Molecular Dynamics in the Body: An Introduction to PET/ MRI (20 minutes) Dr. K. Thayalan, CHENNAI Building International Medical Imaging Institutions in Developing Countries 21st Century Perspective (20 minutes) Dr. S. K. Sharma, CALCUTTA Inauguration of Indian College of Nuclear Medicine CME by Dr. A. Muruganathan, (National President, Association of Physicians of India, 2012-2013 & Scientific Committee Chairman, APICON 2013) followed by TEA

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SESSION 2 Dr. A. V. Lakshmanan, CHENNAI Dr. Isaac Christian Moses, COIMBATORE Paving the Way to Personalized Medicine: Production of Some Theragnostic Radionuclides (30 minutes) Dr. Suresh Srivastava, Upton, N.Y., USA Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Options and Availability Dr. M.R.A. Pillai, MUMBAI (20 minutes)

11.50 12.30 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker:

SESSION 3 Dr. Mishra Mridula. KOLKATA Dr. S. Bhoopal, CHENNAI Novel PET Radiopharmaceuticals: Availability, Development & Challenges (20 minutes) Dr. A. K. Mishra, NEW DELHI Role of Nuclear Medicine in Pharmaceutical Research (20 minutes) 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 Quality Standards and Regulatory Matters of Radiopharmaceuticals. (20 minutes) Dr. N. Ramamoorthy, MUMBAI Quality Implementation tools in Health Care (20 minutes) Dr Sujata Mitra, JAMSHEDPUR

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Importance of Accreditation and Outline of NABH Standards in Medical Imaging Services (20 minutes) 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 & 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 Role of AERB in the Growth of Nuclear Medicine in India (30 minutes) Dr Pankaj Tandon MUMBAI. Sub-(half)-mm SPECT/PET of Molecules and Tissue in Action (20 minutes) Dr. Frederik Beekman NETHERLANDS Respiratory Motion Management in PET Imaging (20 minutes) Dr. Manas Mayank, AHMEDABAD

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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 Is 68Ga the next potential 99mTc of the future? (30 minutes) Dr. Vijay Kumar, NSW, AUSTRALIA
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THERANOSTICS: From Molecular Imaging Using PET/CT with Ga-68 Labeled Tracers to Personalized Therapy (30 minutes)

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Dr. Richard P. Baum, BAD BERKA, GERMANY Clinical Concepts and Strategies involved in 131-I-MIBG Therapy of Neural Crest Tumors (20 minutes) Dr. Sandip Basu MUMBAI Somatostatin Receptor Imaging of GEP NET tumors (20 minutes) Dr. Gaurav Malhotra, MUMBAI

Inauguration of the SNMINDIACON 2011 followed by Inaugural Dinner

9th December, 2011 (FRIDAY) (DAY 2) Scientific Programme (Sponsored by G.E. Health Care) (43rd Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine India) HALL A 08.00 AM Registration

09.00 10.00 AM Chair Persons:

SESSION 7 Dr. S. Shanmuga Kumar, CHENNAI Dr. D. Krishnan, CHENNAI Dr. K. N. Srinivasan, TRICHIRAPALLI PET / CT in the Evaluation of Undiagnosed Fever (20 minutes) Dr. Sundaraiya Sumati, CHENNAI How does PET/CT help in Management of Oesophagus Cancer? (20 minutes) Dr. Pankaj Dougall, NEW DELHI PET/CT in GI Abdomino-Pelvic Malignancies: Where and When? (20 minutes) Dr. Anshu Rajnish Sharma, MUMBAI

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SESSION 8 Dr. M.S. Ashraf, TRICHIRAPALLI Dr. Chandra Chatterjee, BIOSCAN, India

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Radiopharmaceuticals Beyond FDG for PET Imaging (20 minutes) Dr. M.G.R. Rajan, MUMBAI

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Myocardial perfusion scan with Lexiscan (Pharmacological stress updates) (20 minutes) Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, BELTSVILLE, USA 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 Emerging Trends in Renal Scintigraphy( 20 minutes) Dr. H. Dhanapathi, PUDUCHERRY Studying the Transplant Kidney Function Basic Concepts and Current Understanding in Nuclear Nephrourology (20 minutes) Dr. M.S. Amaresan, CHENNAI Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathies in Diabetes What are we expected to Know? (20 minutes) Dr. S. N. Narasingan, CHENNAI

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12.00 NOON 12.10 PM Special Launching Programme on APICON2013 Welcoming The Delegates of SNMINDIACON2011 12.20 01.00 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Orator: 01.00 02.30 PM HOMI BHABHA MEMORIAL ORATION Dr. B.R. Mittal, CHANDIGARH Dr. Ramesh Asopa, MUMBAI PET/CT in Oncology: A revolutionary imaging technique Dr. Rakesh Kumar, NEW DELHI LUNCH FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO STALLS

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SESSION 10 Dr. E. Venkatachaplapathy, CHENNAI Dr. T. M. R. Panicker, CHENNAI SPECT/CT in Sentinel Node Mapping and Lymphoscintigraphy (20 minutes) Dr. R. Krishnakumar, CHENNAI Lymphoscintigraphy as a Diagnostic Tool in Filarial Lymphoedema (20 minutes) Dr. B.K. Das, BHUBANESHWAR

03.10 04.10 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: 04.00 04.20 PM 04.20 05.00 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Orator:

SESSION 11 Dr. K. Shanmugam, CHENNAI Dr. G. Sridhar, CHENNAI Multimodal Imaging in Drug Discovery and Targeting (30 minutes) Dr. Rao Papineni, WOODBRIDGE, CT 06525 , USA Applied Nuclear Medicine in Clinical Practice Case Presentation (30 Minutes) Dr. S.S. Lakshmanan, CHENNAI TEA VIKRAM SARABHAI MEMORIAL ORATION Dr. B.R. Mittal, CHANDIGARH Dr. Ramesh Asopa, MUMBAI Nuclear Cardiology in Next Decade Dr. G. N. Mahapatra, MUMBAI

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PANEL DISCUSSION ON AN INSIDERS VIEW ON MOLECULAR IMAGING AND ITS CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS Dr. Venkatesh Rangarajan, MUMBAI Indian College of Nuclear Medicine General Body Meeting followed by DINNER (Sponsored by Jubilant DraxImage Limited)

Moderator: 06.00 PM

HALL B 08.00 09.00 AM Read Challenging Medical Images with Experts

09.00 10.20 AM Chair Persons:

SESSION 12 Dr. Col. P.G. Kumar, KOLKOTTA Dr. S. Charan, CHENNAI Mr. B. S. Jagdish Babu, CHENNAI Nuclear Medicine in Drug Development (20 minutes) Dr. Baljinder Singh, CHANDIGARH Misadministrations in Nuclear Medicine (20 minutes) Dr. A. K. Shukla, LUCKNOW Impact of Quality Assurance on the Clinical Outcome of Image Interpretation (20 minutes) Mr. Subhash Chand Kheruka, LUCKNOW NEMA Acceptance Tests for PET/CT (20 minutes) Ms. Sarika, CHANDIGARH TEA (FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO STALLS)

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SESSION 13 Dr. V. Natarajan, CHENNAI Dr. N. Balamurugan, SALEM FDG PET Studies in the Management of Epilepsy (20 minutes) Dr. S. Dinesh Nayak, CHENNAI Role of Nuclear Medicine Techniques (SPECT & PET) in Movement Disorders (20 minutes) Dr. Madhavi Tripathi NEW DELHI SESSION 14

11.40 AM 12.20 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: 12.20 01.00 PM 01.00 02.00 PM

Dr. R. Lakshmi Narasimhan, CHENNAI Dr. S. Rajarathinam, CHENNAI Evolving role of SPECT & PET in psychiatric disorders (20 minutes) Dr. B A Krishna, MUMBAI FDG PET Changes in Brain Glucose Metabolism in Dementia (20 minutes) Dr. Rajnish Sharma, NEW DELHI HOMI BHABHA MEMORIAL ORATION LUNCH

02.00 03.20 PM Chair Persons:

SESSION 15 Dr. (Mrs) Nylla Shanthly, VELLORE Dr. S. Rajasundaram, CHENNAI Dr. (Major). S. Lakshminarasimhan, CHENNAI Molecular Breast Imaging to Detect and Follow-up Small Tumors of the Breast using 99m Tc- Scintimammography (20 minutes) Dr. Ajit Kumar Das, PATNA, BIHAR
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PET/CT in Breast Cancer: Current Recommendations and Evidence (20 minutes) Dr. Partha S. Choudhury, NEW DELHI Impact of PET/CT in the Management of Pediatric Malignancies (20 minutes) Dr. Sneha Shah, MUMBAI Present and Future Role of SPECT / CT (20 minutes) Dr. Anish Bhattacharya, CHANDIGARH

03.20 04.20 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: 04.20 05.00 PM 05.00 06.00 PM 06.00 07.00 PM Convener:

SESSION 16 Dr. Wing Cdr. Dash, BENGALURU Dr. Shiv S. Karunakaran, CHENNAI Bone Scintigraphy: Is it still relevant in PET/CT era ? (20 minutes) Dr. Tek Chand Kalawat, TIRUPATI Metastatic Bone Pain Palliation: Changing Paragdim (20 minutes) Dr. Sanjay Gambhir, LUCKNOW Therapeutic Effects and Side Effects of Radiosynovectomy (20 minutes) Dr. Shamim Ahmed, NEW DELHI VIKRAM SARABHAI MEMORIAL ORATION FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 1 (6 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH) FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 2 (6 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH) Dr. Syed Mushtaq Ahmed, SRINAGAR

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10th December, 2011 (SATURDAY) DAY 3 Scientific Programme (Sponsored by PHILLIPS Health Care) (43rd Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine India) HALL A 08.00 AM Convener: FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 3 (6 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH) Dr. Col. J. K. Bhagat, JAIPUR

09.00 10.00 AM Chair Persons:

SESSION 17 Dr. K. Thirumurthi, CHENNAI Dr. S. Avudaiappan, COIMBATORE Dr. P. Paranthaman, CHENNAI Evaluation of Inducible Ischaemia with Radionuclide Techniques (20 minutes) Dr. P. Shanmuga Sundaram, COCHIN. Integrating Nuclear Cardiology and CT Angio to Evaluate Coronary Artery (20 minutes) Dr. S. D. Satishnath, CHENNAI Clinical Relevance to Measure Myocardial Blood Flow with PET (20 minutes) Dr. Harisankar, THRISSUR TEA (FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO STALLS)

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SESSION 18

Dr Arun Malhotra, NEW DELHI Dr. K. S. Gnanaguruparan, CHENNAI Practical Challenges faced in the Management of Advanced Heart and Lung Failure - How can Nuclear Medicine Help? (20 minutes) Dr. Paul Ramesh Thangaraj, CHENNAI Evolving Role of PET in Assessing Cardiovascular Disorders (30 minutes) Dr. Abass Alavi, PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A Advances in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Rb 82 PET (30 minutes) Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, BELTSVILLE, USA BRIG. S.K. MAJUMDAR MEMORIAL ORATION Dr. B.R. Mittal, CHANDIGARH Dr. Ramesh Asopa, MUMBAI Nuclear Medicine in the Evaluation of the Solitary Thyroid Nodule - Could PET/CT be the Answer? Dr. Anupam Mondal, NEW DELHI LUNCH SESSION 19 Dr. K. S. Sekar, CHENNAI Dr. S. G. Ramanan, CHENNAI Imaging Hypoxia and Angiogenesis: Opportunities to turn adversity to advantage (30 minutes) Dr. Joseph Rajendran, SEATTLE, USA Impact of PET/CT in Radiotherapy Planning in Oncology (Lecture Sponsored by Phillips Health Care) (30 minutes) Dr. Ramesh Rengan, PHILADELPHIA, USA
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SESSION 20 Dr. Bellaramine V. Lawarance, CHENNAI Dr. B. Rajasekharrao, MUMBAI Radiation Protection Issues in Radionuclide Therapy (30 minutes) Dr. Nand K Relan, STONY BROOK, USA Myeloablative Radioimmunotherapy for Lymphoma and Leukemia: Keeping the Magic in the Bullet (30 minutes) Dr. Joseph Rajendran, SEATTLE, USA TEA

High-LET Radionuclides for the Molecular Imaging and Therapy of Cancer and Active Atheromatous Disease (30 minutes) Dr. Suresh Srivastava, UPTON, N.Y. 11973, USA Conventional Nuclear Medicine in the Management of Medical Emergencies and Acute Care (20 minutes) Dr. Shefali Gokhale, PUNE Society of Nuclear Medicine India General Body Meeting

Speaker: Topic: Speaker: 05.10 06.00 PM 07.30 PM onwards:

Cultural Program & Banquet Dinner sponsored by GE Health Care

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HALL B 08.00 AM Convener: FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 4 (6 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH) Dr. N. Sivaprasad, BRIT, MUMBAI

09.00 09.40 AM Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker:

SESSION 21 Dr. E. Prabhu, CHENNAI Dr. S. Chandrasekar, CHENNAI Evaluation of GI Bleed using Radionuclide Methods (20 minutes) Dr. N. Anirudhan, , COIMBATORE Quantifying the Gastrointestinal Motility in Diabetes mellitus with Scintigraphic methods (20 minutes) Dr. Shoukat H Khan, SRINAGAR

09.40 10.20 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker:

SESSION 22 Dr. A. R. Vijayakumar, COIMBATORE Dr. A. Gowrishankar, CHENNAI Nuclear techniques in Stem Cell Transplantation (30 minutes) Dr. B A Krishna, MUMBAI Nuclear Medicine: A New Strategic Service Line Dr. Ed L. Hansen, HOUSTON, TX, USA

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TEA (FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO STALLS)

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SESSION 23

(SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON THYROID DISORDERS) Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Dr. A. Velumani, MUMBAI Dr. S. Chandrasekaran, CHENNAI Role of Advancing Surgery in Assisting and Augmenting Radio-Iodine Ablation of Thyroid Cancer. (20 minutes) Dr. (Gp. Capt.). V. V. S. Prabhakar Rao, HYDERABAD. Radio-Iodine Treatment & Follow up of Metastatatic Disease in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Dr. Prasanta K Pradhan, LUCKNOW Utility of Radioiodine Therapy in Thyroglobulin Elevated Negative Iodine Scintigraphy (TENIS) syndrome (20 minutes) Dr. Partha Sinha, LEXINGTON, USA Impact of rTSH in the Management of Differentiated Thyroid (20 minutes) Dr. K. Kumaresan, HYDERABAD BRIG. S.K. MAJUMDAR MEMORIAL ORATION

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01.00 to 02.00 PM LUNCH

02.00 PM 03.00 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker:

SESSION 24

Dr. T. S. Swaminathan, CHENNAI Dr. K. M. Lakshmipathy, CHENNAI Current Evidence on the Role of PET/CT in Thyroid Malignancies (20 minutes) Dr. Archi Agarwal, MUMBAI

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Selective Intra-Arterial Radionuclide Therapy (SIRT) of Liver Cancer 1. Intervenional Radiologists Perspective Dr. M.C. Uttappa, BENGALURU 2. Nuclear Medicine Physicians Perspective Dr. R. V. Parameswaran, BENGALURU

03.00 04.00 PM Chair Persons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: 04.00 05.00 PM 05.00 06.00 PM

SESSION 25 Dr. S. Gnasekaran, CHENNAI Dr. V. Balasundaram, CHENNAI Apperciating the Value of FDG PET/CT in the Evaluation of Occult Malignancies (20 minutes) Dr. Srikanth V. Solov, PUNE PET imaging & Tumor Biology (20 minutes) Dr. B A Krishna, MUMBAI HepatobiliaryScintigraphy - Current Scenario (20 minutes) Dr. R. Maharajan, KOZHIKODE TEA Followed by Visit to the Stalls Society of Nuclear Medicine India General Body Meeting

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11 December, 2011 (SUNDAY)

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DAY 4 Scientific Programme (43rd Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine India)

HALL A (Ball Room)

08.00 AM Convener: 09.30 10.30 AM QUIZ MASTER: 10.30 11.00 AM

FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 5 (9 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH) Dr. Lt. Col. G. Dhananjayan, ERNAKULAM Quiz in Nuclear Medicine Dr. B A Krishna, MUMBAI TEA

11.00 12.00 NOON

SESSION 26

APPLIED NUCLEAR MEDICINE WORKSHOP Chairpersons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: Dr. V. P. Narayanan, CHENNAI Dr. K. Maheshwar, CHENNAI Tomographic Anatomy of BRAIN - With Special Reference to Epilepsy (20 minutes) Dr. P. Ramesh, CHENNAI Tomographic Anatomy of Neck Nodes and Neck Spaces (40 minutes) Dr. A. Anbarasu, COIMBATORE

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12.00 NOON 01.30 PM SESSION 27 Chairpersons: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: Topic: Speaker: 01.30 PM Dr. N. Kulasekaran CHENNAI Dr. S. Magesh Kumar, CHENNAI Tomographic Anatomy of Thorax (20 minutes) Dr. T. Sunder, CHENNAI Restaging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma - the integrated PET/CT approach (20 minutes) Dr. Baghyam Raghavan, CHENNAI Tomographic Anatomy of Abdomen & Pelvis (40 minutes) Dr. C. Amarnath, CHENNAI Valedictory Function & Concluding Lunch

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43rd Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine, India Chennai, 8 11 December 2011 FACULTY Brigadier. Dr. S. S. Anand, Dean, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Former National President, Society of Nuclear Medicine India, NEW DELHI Dr. M. Prabakaran, President, Indian Radiological & Imaging Association (TN & PY Chapter); Former Director, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College, Chennai and Director, Board of Super Speciality Education, Bharat Scans, CHENNAI Dr. K. Vanitha, Director, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. V. Sivasubramanian, Consultant and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, PUTTAPARTHI Dr. K. Thayalan, Chairman, AMPI, TN & P Chapter; Vice President, AMPI; Secretary, Indian Brachytherapy Society; Member, PDC, Asian- Oceiana Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics; Consultant Medical Physicist, Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Pallikaranai, CHENNAI Dr. S. K. Sharma, Formerly, President, Society of Nuclear Medicine, B.C. Roy Awardee and Sheriff of Calcutta, Chairman, EKO X -Ray and Imaging Institute, CALCUTTA Dr. A. V. Lakshmanan, Chairman, Division of Physical Sciences & Director (Administration), Cancer Institute, Adayar, CHENNAI Dr. Isaac Christian Moses, Organizing Secretary, Association of Physicians of India Annual Conference (APICON2013) & Medical Director, Bethesda Hospital, 11, Simpson Nagar, COIMBATORE Dr. Suresh Srivastava, Senior Scientist and Head, Medical Isotope Research and Production Program Collider-Accelerator Department, Building 801, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N.Y. 11973, USA Dr. M.R.A. Pillai, Head, Radiopharmacuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), MUMBAI Dr. Mishra Mridula. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja SC Mullik Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal Dr. S. Bhoopal, Formerly Professor & Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

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Dr. A. K. Mishra, Director, Division of Cyclotron and Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), NEW DELHI Dr. P.S. Soni, Ex-Head, Medical Cyclotron Facility, BRIT/BARC; Ex-President, Society of Nuclear Medicine, India;Dean, Indian College of Nuclear Medicine; ViceDean, Asian School of Nuclear Medicine; National Coordinator of IAEA- DAT Programme for Nuclear Medicine Professional; Principal Advisor & Consultant, FDI Care, BANGALORE Dr. C. Rajendiran, Founder Secretary, Indian Society of Toxinology and Director, Institute of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College & Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. CHENNAI Dr. GP Bandhopadhaya Professor of Radiopharmacy, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NEW DELHI Dr. B. Aruna, Professor of Pharmacology, Kilpauk Medical College & Hospital, Kilpauk, CHENNAI Dr. N. Ramamoorthy, Senior Advisor to Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), MUMBAI Dr Sujata Mitra, Senior Specialist and Head, Nuclear Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Steel, JAMSHEDPUR Dr. Uday B. Patil,, Principal Assessor, Medical Imaging Services, NABH and Senior Consultant Radiologist, Medall Group of Institutions , BENGALURU Dr. M. Balu David, Director, Government Aringnar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital, Karapettai, KANCHEEPURAM Dr. B. Santhanaraj, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,Velalar College of Engineering and Technology, Thindal, ERODE Mr. T. Anbalagan, Chief Scientific Officer, Advanced Nuclear Medicine Research Institute, No.12, Vellallar Street, Purasawalkkam, CHENNAI Dr Pankaj Tandon Senior Scientist, Radiological Safety Division, Niyamak Bhavan - B, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Anushakti Nagar, MUMBAI. Dr. Frederik Beekman Professor and Head, Section of Radiation, Detection & Medical Imaging at TU Delft University of Technology, NETHERLANDS Dr. Manas Mayank, Associate Professor & Head, GCRI, AHMEDABAD Dr. S. K. Rajan, Formerly, Dean, Stanley Medical College, Chennai; Chairman, City Physicians Association & Co Chairman, Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter; Adviser, Board of Super Speciality Studies & Chairman, Ethics Committee, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, CHENNAI

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Dr. Baljinder Singh, Secretary, Indian College of Nuclear Medicine; Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, CHANDIGARH Dr. P. Balasubramaniam, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. Vijay Kumar, Clinical Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Head of Radiopharmaceutical Research, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Westmead Hospital & The Childrens Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2145. AUSTRALIA Dr. Richard P. Baum, Chairman and Clinical Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine / Center for PET/CT, ENETS Center of Excellence, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, 99437 BAD BERKA, GERMANY Dr. Sandip Basu: Head, Nuclear Medicine Academic Programme, Radiation Medicine Centre (BARC), Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, JerbaiWadia Road, Parel, Mumbai Dr. Gaurav Malhotra, Senior Consultant, Nuclear Medicine Academic Programme, Radiation Medicine Centre (BARC), Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, J.B. Wadia Road, Parel, MUMBAI Dr. S. Shanmuga Kumar, Professor & Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Barnard Institute of Radiology and Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. D. Krishnan, Professor of Surgery, Stanley Medical College & Chief Consultant, Subiksha Nursing Home, Preambur, CHENNAI Dr. K. N. Srinivasan, Consultant and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, GVN Institute of Oncology, TRICHIRAPALLI Dr. Sundaraiya Sumati, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET - CT, Global Hospitals and Health City, CHENNAI Dr. Pankaj Dougall, Senior Consultant, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Max Heart and Vascular Institute, Saket, NEW DELHI Dr. Anshu Rajnish Sharma, Editor in Chief, Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine; Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, MUMBAI Dr. M.S. Ashraf, Chairman, Association of Physicians of India, Tamil Nadu Chapter, Ayesha Hospital, A 6, 11th Cross East, Thillainagar, TRICHIRAPALLI Dr. Chandra Chatterjee, Director, Preclinical Applications, BIOSCAN, India

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Dr. M.G.R. Rajan, Head, Radiation Medicine Centre, Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Parel, MUMBAI Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, Past President of The Indo American Society of Nuclear Medicine (IASNM); Director, American Cardiovascular Imaging, 11890 Old Baltimore Pike, Unit C ,Beltsville, MD 20705, USA Dr. C. M.K. Reddy, Former Professor of Surgery & Chief Vascular Surgeon, Stanley Medical College & Director, Halstead Surgical Clinic, P.H. Road, Kilpauk, CHENNAI Dr. D. Chandrasekaran, Former Professor & Head, Department of Urology, Stanley Medical College and ChiefRenal Transplant Surgeon, Kumaran Hospitals Pvt. Ltd, Kilpauk, CHENNAI Dr. M. Paul Korath, Director, K.J. College of Continuing Education and Chief Physician, K.J. Hospitals, P.H. Road, Chennai; Scientific Committee Coordinator, SNMINDIACON2011, CHENNAI Dr. H. Dhanapathi, Assistant Professor, Nuclear Medicine Department, JIPMER, PUDUCHERRY Dr. M.S. Amaresan Professor Emeritus and Father of Nephrology in Tamil Nadu, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University; Chairman, Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter, CHENNAI Dr. S. N. Narasingan, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Secretary, Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter, Director, Dr. SNN Medicare Centre, Alwarpet, CHENNAI Dr. B.R. Mittal, President, Society of Nuclear Medicine, India; Country Principal, Asian School of Nuclear Medicine; Professor and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, CHANDIGARH Dr. Ramesh Asopa, Secretary, Society of Nuclear Medicine India; Head, Clinical Nuclear Medicine Section Radiation Medicine Centre (BARC), Tata Memorial Centre Annexe, JerbaiWadia Road, Parel, MUMBAI Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Additional Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NEW DELHI Dr. E. Venkatachaplapathy, Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear medicine and PET, M.I.O.T. Hospitals, CHENNAI Dr. T. M. R. Panicker, Professor and Dean, Research Faculty, K. J. Institute of Medical Research, CHENNAI Dr. R. Krishnakumar, Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Institute, W.I.A., Adayar, CHENNAI
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Dr. B.K. Das, Ex Head, Nuclear Medicine, SGPGI, Lucknow & Director,Utkal Institute of Medical Sciences, BHUBANESHWAR Dr. K. Shanmugam, Coordinator, SNMINDIACON2011 & Executive Member, API Chennai Chapter; Chief Physician, Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital, (AMM Foundation) M.T.H. Road, Ambattur, CHENNAI Dr. G. Sridhar, Consultant and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Billroth Hospitals, Shenoy Nagar, CHENNAI Dr. Rao Papineni, Senior Principal Investigator, Research and Development, Carestream Molecular Imaging & Health Inc. 4 Research Drive, Woodbridge, CT 06525 , USA Dr. S.S. Lakshmanan, Chairman, Scientific Committee, Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter and Chairman, API - Tamil Nadu Chapter, CHENNAI Dr. G. N. Mahapatra, Professor and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fortis Raheja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai & Visiting Consultant, Department of Thyroidology, Bhatia General Hospital, MUMBAI Dr. Venkatesh Rangarajan, Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, MUMBAI Dr. Col. P.G. Kumar, Senior Advisor and HOD, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital, Indian Air force, KOLKOTTA Dr. S. Charan, Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician, Bharat Nuclear Scans, Royapettah, CHENNAI Mr. B. S. Jagdish Babu, Nodal Person SNMINDIACON2011; Hony. Technical Advisor & Medical Physicist, Advanced Nuclear Medicine Research Institute, No.12, Vellallar Street, Purasawalkkam, CHENNAI Dr. A. K. Shukla Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi PostGraduate Inst. of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, LUCKNOW Mr. Subhash Chand Kheruka , Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, LUCKNOW Ms. Sarika, Medical Physicist, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, CHANDIGARH Dr. V. Natarajan, Formerly, Professor / HOD &, Director Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. N. Balamurugan, Consultant Neurologist and HOD, Department of Neurology, Manipal Hospital, Dalmia Board, Salem Bangalore Highway, SALEM

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Dr. S. Dinesh Nayak, Senior Consultant Epileptologist & Head, Institute of Neurosciences, Global Hospitals and Health City, Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, CHENNAI Dr. Madhavi Tripathi IUSSTF Research Fellow, Division of PET Imaging, Molecular Imaging & Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, NEW DELHI Dr. R. Lakshmi Narasimhan, Professor of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. S. Rajarathinam, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Kilpauk Medical College & Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. B A Krishna, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hinduja Hospital Bldg, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, MUMBAI Dr Rajnish Sharma, Joint Director ( Academics) , Specialist in Nuclear Medicine & Thyroid diseases,Division of Clinical PET Imaging , Molecular Imaging & Research Center ( MIRC), Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, NEW DELHI Dr. (Mrs) Nylla Shanthly, Professor and Consultant, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Christian Medical College, VELLORE Dr. S. Rajasundaram, Senior Consultant in Surgical Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, No.320, Anna Salai, Teynampet, CHENNAI Dr. (Major). S. Lakshminarasimhan, Consultant & Head, Medical Oncology Department, Appasamy Hospitals, Friends Avenue, Arumbakkam, CHENNAI & Department of Medical Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. Ajit Kumar Das, Secretary, SNM India Eastern Chapter, Consultant & Head, Dev Institute of Nuclear Medicine, PATNA, BIHAR Dr. Partha S. Choudhury, Director, Nuclear Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, NEW DELHI Dr. Sneha Shah, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, MUMBAI Dr. Anish Bhattacharya, Additional Professor, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, CHANDIGARH Dr. Wing Cdr. Dash, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital, Indian Air Force, BENGALURU Dr. Shiv S. Karunakaran, Senior Consultant, Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

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Dr. Tek Chand Kalawat, Additional Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, TIRUPATI Dr. Sanjay Gambhir, Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, LUCKNOW Dr. Shamim Ahmed, Head Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET/CT, Dewan Chand Aggarwal Imaging (DCA), NEW DELHI Dr. Syed Mushtaq Ahmed, Formerly Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, SRINAGAR, JAMMU & KASHMIR Dr. Col. J. K. Bhagat, Formerly President, SNM India & Senior Consultant in Nuclear Medicine, A 19, Balaji Nagar, Near Gandhi Nagar Railway Station, JAIPUR Dr. K. Thirumurthi, Chief of Nuclear Medicine, Sai Nuclear Medicine Division, Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission Hospital, DR. J. J. Nagar, Mogappair, CHENNAI Dr. S. Avudaiappan, Treasurer, API Tamil Nadu Chapter and Treasurer, APICON 2013, Consultant Physician, Internal Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College, COIMBATORE Dr. P. Paranthaman, Executive Member, API Chennai Chapter & Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Kilpauk Medical College & Government Royapettah Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. P. Shanmuga Sundaram, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET CT, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, COCHIN. Dr. S. D. Satishnath, Treasurer, SNMINDIACON2011; Consultant & Head, Nuclear Medicine & PET - CT, Bharat Nuclear Scans, CHENNAI Dr. Harisankar, Department of Nuclear Medicine, AMALA Institute of Medical Sciences, Amalanagar, THRISSUR Dr Arun Malhotra, Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Facility, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NEW DELHI Dr. K. S. Gnanaguruparan, Formerly, Director, Institute of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. Paul Ramesh Thangaraj, Senior Consultant , Department of Advanced Heart & Lung Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Nungambakkam, CHENNAI Dr. Abass Alavi, University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center; 3400 Spruce Street Suite 16, Philadelphia, PA 19104, ANZAPNM (PO Box 73) Balmain NSW, U.S.A
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Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, Past President of The Indo American Society of Nuclear Medicine (IASNM); Director, American Cardiovascular Imaging, 11890 Old Baltimore Pike, Unit C, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA Dr. Anupam Mondal, Head, Molecular Imaging & Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, NEW DELHI Dr. K. S. Sekar, Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Global Hospitals & Health City, Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, CHENNAI Dr. S. G. Ramanan, Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Medical Oncology, Madras Cancer Care Foundation, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Mount Road, Teynampet & Kumaran Hospitals Pvt. Ltd, P.H. Road, CHENNAI Dr. Joseph Rajendran, Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology (Adjunct) Division of Nuclear Medicine, Box 356113, RR 214A, University of Washington, SEATTLE, USA Dr. Ramesh Rengan, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology( , University of Pennsylvania, 2-Donner; 3400 Spruce St.( Philadelphia, PA 19104 Dr. Bellaramine V. Lawarance Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Medical Oncology, Global Hospitals & Health City, Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, CHENNAI Dr. B. Rajasekarrao, Director, Nueclear, Mumbai & Radiation Safety Officer, Thyrocare Technologies; Formerly, Radiation Safety Officer, Radiation Medicine Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe (BARC), Parel, MUMBAI Dr. Nand K Relan TH Medical Physicist of Nuclear Medicine; HSC - Level 4, Room 120, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8420 Dr. Shefali Gokhale, Consultant in charge, Nuclear Medicine, Inlaks and Budhrani hospital, PUNE Dr. N. Sivaprasad, Senior General Manager, Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, MUMBAI Dr. E. Prabhu, Organizing Secretary, SNMINDIACON2011 & Medical Director, Advanced Nuclear Medicine Research Institute, Purasawalkkam, CHENNAI Dr. S. Chandrasekar, Consultant Diabetologist & Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Stanley Medical College, CHENNAI Dr. N. Anirudhan, Consultant, Department of Nuclear Medicine, G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Nethaji Road, Pappanaickenpalayam, COIMBATORE Dr. Shoukat H Khan, Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, SRINAGAR

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Dr. A. R. Vijayakumar, Formerly, Professor & Head, Department of Internal Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College & Organizing Chairman, 68th Annual Conference of Association of Physicians of India, 2013, Coimbatore Dr. A. Gowrishankar, Professor of Internal Medicine, Stanley Medical College, CHENNAI Dr. Ed L. Hansen, President and CEO, Asia-American Healthcare Corporation Hyderabad, AP, India, Houston, TX, USA Dr. A. Velumani, Chairman cum Managing Director, Nueclear, Mumbai & CEO, THYROCARE Technologies, MUMBAI Dr. S. Chandraskaran, Chief Physician, Soorya Hospitals, Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Chennai and Formerly, Professor of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, CHENNAI Dr. (Gp. Capt.). V. V. S. Prabhakar Rao, Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Director, MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional Cancer Centre, Red Hills, HYDERABAD. Dr. Prasanta K Pradhan, President (Elect), Society of Nuclear Medicine (India) & Additional Professor, Deptt. of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, LUCKNOW Dr. Partha Sinha, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, HX 313D, Lexington, KY 40536-0293, USA Dr. K. Kumaresan, Medical Director, K K Nuclear Scans, 6-3-1109/1, Basement, Navbharat Chambers, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, HYDERABAD Dr. T. S. Swaminathan, Chairman, Organizing Committee, SNMINDIACON2011 and Former Director, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai; Interventional Radiologist & Head, Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospitals, CHENNAI Dr. K. M. Lakshmipathy, Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET CT, Kamakshi Memorial Hospital No 1, Radial Road, Pallikaranai, CHENNAI Dr.

Dr. Archi Agarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Bio imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, MUMBAI Dr. M.C. Uttappa, Director, Department of Intereventional Radiology, Global Hospital, BENGALURU Dr. R. V. Parameswaran, Consultant and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Airport Road, BENGALURU

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Dr. S. Gnasekaran, Professor and Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai and Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Rai Memorial Medical Centre, Teynampet, CHENNAI Dr. V. Balasundaram, Secretary, Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) Tamil Nadu Chapter; Senior Consultant, V. S. Hospital, East Spurtank Road, Egmore, CHENNAI Dr. Srikanth V. Solov, Medical Director, SPECT LAB, Nuclear Medicine Services, K21, Erandawana Co-Op. Society, Opp. Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital, PUNE Dr. R. Maharajan, Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician, Baby Memorial Hospital, KOZHIKODE Dr. Lt. Col. G. Dhananjayan, Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Lourde Hospital, Pachalam, ERNAKULAM Dr. V. P. Narayanan, formerly Vice Chancellor, Madras Medical College & Research Institute, CHENNAI Dr. K. Maheshwar, Professor of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI Dr. P. Ramesh, Medical Director & Chief Radiologist, Liberty High Scans, T.T.K Road, Alwarpet, CHENNAI Dr. A. Anbarasu, Chief Radiologist, Piramal Diagnostic Services Pvt. Ltd, & Hi-Tech Scan Venture, Sivananda Colony, COIMBATORE Dr. N. Kulasekaran, Former National President, Indian Radiological & Imaging Association and Director, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College, CHENNAI Dr. S. Magesh Kumar, Professor and Head, Department of Internal Medicine, Stanley Medical College, CHENNAI Dr. T. Sunder, Consultant, Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Nungambakkam, CHENNAI Dr. Baghyam Raghavan, Senior Consultant Radiologist, Hospitals, Anna Salai, Teynampet, CHENNAI Apollo Speciality

Dr. C. Amarnath, Professor & Head, Department of Radiology, Stanley Medical College, CHENNAI

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