Wednesday, 28.05.2025, 14:15, Department of Physics, Bijenička 32, F08
Dr. Karin Knešaurek, DABR, Professor
Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
One G. Levy Pl., Box 1141 New York, NY 10029, USA
The seminar begins with an overview of imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET). It then briefly discusses the characteristics and benefits of combining anatomical imaging (CT) with functional imaging methods (SPECT and PET). The core of the seminar focuses on the features of advanced hybrid imaging systems, specifically SPECT/CT and PET/CT, highlighting innovations like the full-ring cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector system (SPECT/CT) and the whole-body PET/CT system.
Karin Knešaurek Bio
Dr. Karin Knešaurek is a nuclear medicine physicist and Professor of Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA. His general areas of interest and research are: PET/MRI, PET/CT, and SPECT/CT, including image reconstruction and restoration, kinetic modeling, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) diagnosis, and radiotherapy models. In his earlier work, Dr Knešaurek developed a transformation method for simultaneous Tc-99m/Tl-201 cardiac rest/stress imaging, thereby establishing himself as a prominent expert in this field. In 2000, Dr. Knešaurek became involved in cardiac PET imaging with Rb-82 and developed a method of calculating myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve. Dr. Knešaurek and his team won the SNM 2008 Image of the Year, which was related to the minimally invasive treatment of diabetic foot. He has also been involved in developing PET brain imaging, like amyloid and tau imaging, which are related to diagnosing AD and other dementias. Recently, Dr. Knešaurek has been very active in optimizing imaging and dosimetry methods related to Y-90 radiotherapy of unresectable liver cancers, using bremsstrahlung SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MRI imaging. Dr. Knešaurek has coauthored 3 book chapters, more than 65 peer- reviewed publications, and has presented 30 invited lectures, nationally and internationally.
