PET and SPECT Based Hybrid Imaging Systems by Robert Miyaoka, Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Learning Objectives:
• To become acquainted with a range of hybrid imaging methods, their rationale and principles.
• To develop an appreciation of the applications of clinical and preclinical hybrid imaging.
• To gain an understanding of technical challenges facing designers of hybrid imaging systems, and recent technological innovations.
• To be familiar with potential sources of artifacts in hybrid imaging and how they may be counteracted.