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BIR Wednesday Insights Webinar February 2026 - Prof Abass Alavi 18 Feb 2026

Wednesday Insights is a new monthly presentation series designed to share best practices, emerging research, and developments across the imaging and radiological sciences. This initiative aims to bring together professionals from across the field — including radiologists, radiographers, medical physicists, radiotherapists, oncologists, and industry partners — to exchange knowledge and highlight innovations that advance patient care and clinical practice.


Purpose of the Series:

  • Create a collaborative platform for sharing expert insights and practical experiences. 
  • Highlight new technologies, methodologies, and evidence-based approaches in diagnostic imaging and therapy. 
  • Provide opportunities for professionals across sectors to engage, learn, and contribute to the wider imaging community. 

In this inaugural webinar Professor Abass Alavi will be giving an updated talk on his very popular PET-CT scan presentation, originally delivered in 2019 and viewable here.


This webinar was chaired by Dr Amy Eccles.


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Duration:45 mins


Speaker info

Professor Abass Alavi

Abass Alavi is a world renowned physician-scientist and has made substantial contributions to development and translation of modern imaging techniques to the day-to-day practice of medicine. Among his accomplishments, the introduction of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG )-positron emission tomography (PET) has truly revolutionized the field of medicine worldwide. The impact of using (18)F-FDG -PET along with computed tomography (CT) (and soon magnetic resonance imaging-MRI) in managing so many serious diseases and disorders is unparalleled by any other technique in recent history. He has received many awards for his outstanding contributions to the field of molecular imaging. Currently, he is actively involved in conducting research on a full time basis.