SPR and St. Jude Pediatric Oncologic Imaging Course (Hybrid)
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas PlaceMemphis, TN 38105-3678
United States
Event Details
Course Program: (click here)
Course Directors:
Maddy Artunduaga, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Asim Bag, MBBS, MD, EDiNR
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
Meryle Eklund, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Andrew Smith, MD, PhD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
Overview:
This two-day hybrid course—offered both in person and online—provides a dynamic and comprehensive exploration of pediatric oncologic imaging. Designed to elevate diagnostic accuracy, care quality, and clinical innovation, the program highlights state-of-the-art practices across the field. Sessions will delve into the patient impact of imaging decisions, advances in precision medicine, breakthroughs in nuclear medicine, emerging applications of artificial intelligence, and core principles of neuro-oncologic imaging and standardized response assessment.
Participants will engage with challenging real-world cases and gain practical insight into long-term surveillance strategies, treatment-related complications, and sustainable imaging approaches. Together, these components equip learners with forward-looking tools to enhance practice and improve outcomes for children with cancer.
Hoping For On-Demand Access?
The Course will be recorded and converted into an on-demand activity later in the spring of 2026 through XPress.
Registration:
Registration will be available in the coming weeks.
Registration Rates Until January 5:
In-Person: $200
Live Online: $100
Registration Rates After January 5:
In-Person: $250
Live Online: $150
Target Audience:
The target audience for this program includes pediatric radiologists, fellows, residents and technologists who perform and report pediatric oncologic imaging.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand how radiology studies and reports impact clinical care and management by hearing a multidisciplinary approach from a surgeon’s perspective. Learners will understand what opportunities and regulation occur in organizations dedicated to researching pediatric cancer.
2. Learn how to name new agents applied in pediatric oncology nuclear medicine practice. Learners will gain a better understanding for how technological advances have led to technologies that push the boundaries of how physicians can treat patients affected by cancer in safer and better ways.
3. Understand various artificial intelligent applications, including radiomics, deep learning models, multimodal artificial intelligence, and development of new approaches and applications in pediatric radiology.
4. Learn various cutting edge techniques that can be implemented in evaluation of brain and spinal tumors. Learners will understand how to use standardized measurement techniques and reporting terminology (such as BT-RADS) to improve quality of communication to clinical partners.
5. Understand with challenging cases and varied imaging appearance of disease entities to improve disease detection and lesion characterization as well as increased awareness of treatment options.
6. Increase understanding as to how longitudinal image surveillance can be applied in cancer predisposition syndromes. Learners will be able to identify and characterize sequelae of therapy-related hepatic injuries and other long-term complications.
7. Understand how reporting and data systems can (and cannot) be implemented in pediatric imaging based on target demographic of guideline development, patient history, and lesion characteristics.
8. Increase awareness of precision medicine, contrast enhanced ultrasound, transarterial radioembolization, and 3D imaging reconstruction. Learners will understand how to implement these techniques in their practice to improve care.