[18F]FDG-PET Workshop

Wednesday 4 Feb 2026, 13:30 → 18:30 Europe/Brussels

GIGA Consciousness

Arianna Sala (ULiege) , Jitka Annen (ULiege)

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The [18F]FDG-PET Workshop – Assessing Brain Glucose Metabolism in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: From Acquisition to Interpretation aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the use of [18F]FDG-PET imaging in brain-injured patients. Speakers will cover a wide range of topics, including patient preparation, tracer kinetics, data acquisition, image processing and analysis, and the interpretation of clinical results.

The workshop will conclude with a forward-looking presentation on the future of PET imaging and its implications for patients with disorders of consciousness. A major emphasis will be placed on hands-on activities to support practical learning, as well as on the presentation of real clinical cases, fostering discussion and interaction between participants and experts.

The faculty includes Dr. Jitka Annen (University of Ghent), Ir. Claire Bernard (University Hospital of Liège), Dr. Florentin Kucharczak (University of Montpellier), Dr. Arianna Sala (University of Liège), and Dr. Tommaso Volpi (Yale University).

The detailed program of the event is available here.

13:30 → 13:40 Welcome and introduction to [18F]FDG-PET

Speaker: Dr Arianna Sala (ULiege)

13:40 → 13:50 Principles of [18F]FDG Tracer Kinetics

Speaker: Dr Florentin Kucharczak (University of Montpellier)

13:50 → 14:00 Patient preparation and setup

Speaker: Dr Arianna Sala (Coma Science Group)

14:00 → 14:35 From Acquisition to Reconstructed Images: Steps and Corrections -

Speaker: Mrs Claire Bernard (CHULiege)

14:35 → 14:45 Introduction to MATLAB and SPM interfaces (hands-on)

Speaker: Dr Arianna Sala (ULiege)

14:45 → 15:00 Computation of Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) Images

Speaker: Mrs Claire Bernard (CHULiege)

This talk includes the "hands-on" part concerning the computation of SUV images. 

More information on the theory behind it is included within the video recording of the "From acquisition to reconstructed images: steps and corrections"

Data used in this presentation: https://search.kg.ebrains.eu/instances/Dataset/68a61eab-7ba9-47cf-be78-b9addd64bb2f

 

15:00 → 15:10 Break

15:10 → 15:50 Image Pre-Processing (hands-on)

Speaker: Dr Arianna Sala (ULiege)

Data used in this presentation: https://search.kg.ebrains.eu/instances/Dataset/68a61eab-7ba9-47cf-be78-b9addd64bb2f

15:50 → 16:00 Computation of Global Brain Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) (hands-on)

Speaker: Dr Arianna Sala (ULiege)

Data used in this presentation: https://search.kg.ebrains.eu/instances/Dataset/68a61eab-7ba9-47cf-be78-b9addd64bb2f

16:00 → 16:40 SPM Maps of Relative Hypometabolism and Relatively Preserved Brain Regions (hands-on)

Speaker: Dr Arianna Sala (ULiege)

Data used in this presentation: https://search.kg.ebrains.eu/instances/Dataset/68a61eab-7ba9-47cf-be78-b9addd64bb2f

16:40 → 16:50 Break

16:50 → 17:05 Automating Analyses: DOC-Toolbox for Quick Analysis in Disorders of Consciousness (hands-on)

Speaker: Dr Arianna Sala (ULiege)

Code used in this presentation: https://github.com/GIGA-Consciousness/COFFEE_BREAK_FDGPET

Data used in this presentation: https://search.kg.ebrains.eu/instances/Dataset/68a61eab-7ba9-47cf-be78-b9addd64bb2f

17:05 → 17:15 Quality Control (hands on)

Speaker: Dr Jitka Annen (UGhent)

17:15 → 17:30 Global Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) in Disorders of Consciousness (clinical cases)

Speaker: Dr Jitka Annen (UGhent)

17:30 → 17:45 SPM Maps of Relative Hypometabolism and Relatively Preserved Brain Regions (clinical cases)

Speaker: Dr Jitka Annen (ULiege)

17:45 → 17:55 The future of PET - implications for disorders of consciousness

Speaker: Dr Tommaso Volpi (Yale University)

17:55 → 18:10 Q&A