About
A sincere, dedicated & dynamic professional with over 15 years’ experience in the field of diagnostic and therapeutic Nuclear Medicine while working in reputed tertiary care / cancer hospitals in New Delhi. Strong background in reporting F-18 FDG, DOTA NOC, PSMA, Fluorodopa, Fluorocholine PET-CT scans and wide variety of Gamma camera scans. Extensive clinical experience in treating patients suffering from thyroid disorders and handling various radionuclide therapies (Iodine-131, Lu-177 therapies, TARE, Bone pain palliation etc.
Specialized Areas
Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine
- I-131 therapies in treatment of Thyroid cancers and Thyrotoxicosis
- Lu-177 PSMA and DOTATATE therapies for Prostate cancer and Neuro-endocrine tumours
- Sm-153 EDTMP therapies for bone pain palliation, Y-90 citrate radiosynovectomy
- Y-90 Theraspheres and Y-90 SIR spheres therapy for HCC, liver metastases
Educational Background
DNB (Nuclear Medicine), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi: 2014-2016
Diploma in Radiation Medicine (DRM), Radiation Medicine Centre: 2008-2010
MBBS, Pt. B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana: 2001 – 2007
Experience
- Consultant, Nuclear Medicine, RGCIRC, Delhi: 2025 – till date
- Consultant & Head, Manipal Hospital Dwarka, Delhi: 2018- 2025
- Consultant, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi: 2016- 2018
- Clinical Assistant, RGCIRC, Delhi: 2013-2014
- Resident, RGCIRC, Delhi: 2010-2013
Professional Journey
Achievements
- Radiological Safety Officer (Nuclear Medicine) (RSO Level II) certified by AERB, India in 2012
- Certified “Hospital Radio-pharmacist” by Board of radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), India in 2008
- Certified “Fellow of European Board of Nuclear Medicine (FEBNM)” in Hamburg, Germany in 2015
- Completed 1st Post Graduate Certificate course in “Paediatric Nuclear Medicine” conducted by FMRI, Gurgaon and GOSH, London
- Certificate in Research Methodology (CRM) by PHFI, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- “Fellowship” by Singapore Nuclear Medicine Society during Annual conference “Singapore Nuclear Medicine Update 2017” to be held in August 2017
- Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India (MNAMS) in 2018
- Fellowship awarded by Asian Nuclear Medicine Board (FANMB) during annual conference held in Shanghai, China in May 2019
- Faculty in many oncology and Nuclear Medicine conferences
Awards
- “Best oral Presentation (clinical)” at the SNMI annual conference held at PGIMER, Chandigarh, India in November 2010.
- “Best Poster presentation” in Indian Cancer Congress 2013 held in New Delhi.
- Awarded “International Travel Grant” by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India for attending International conference on Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (ICRT), Vietnam in 2010.
- Oral and poster presentations in many conferences like Nuclear Medicine Update, Singapore; EANM, Germany; ICRT, Vietnam; ICC, BREASTCON & THYROCON.
- Participated in all major conferences in Nuclear medicine and Oncology conducted by RGCI and other institutions·
Publication
- Pruthi A, Asopa R, Rajan M, Basu S. Quantitative analysis of SPECT imaging parameters in patients with resting perfusion defects on myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Indian J Nucl Med. 2010; 25:135-138.
- Pruthi A, Basu S, Ramani SK, Arya S. Bilateral symmetrical adrenal hypermetabolism on FDG PET in paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome in breast carcinoma: correlation with contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Clin Nucl Med. 2010; 35: 960-961.
- Pruthi A, Chauhan VV, Rao SA, Choudhury PS. Incidentally detected arterial thrombosis in (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate skeletal scintigraphy: an atypical observation. Clin Nucl Med. 2014; 39:190-192.
- Gupta M, Choudhary P, Jain A, Pruthi A. Solitary spinal epidural metastasis from lung carcinoma. Indian J Nucl Med. 2014; 29:38-39
- Doval DC, Azam S, Mehta A, Pruthi A, Batra U, Choudhury KD, Kumar K. A report of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the gallbladder treated with palliative deocetaxel and gemcitabine chemotherapy. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2014 Dec; 45 Suppl 1:270-4
- Pruthi A, Choudhury PS, Gupta M, Taywade S. Does the intensity of diffuse thyroid gland uptake on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan predict the severity of hypothyroidism? Correlation between maximal standardized uptake value and serum thyroid stimulating hormone levels. Indian J Nucl Med. 2015 Jan-Mar;30(1):16-20
- Pruthi A, Pankaj P, Verma R, Jain A, Belho ES, Mahajan H. Ga-68 DOTANOC PET/CT imaging in detection of primary site in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumours of unknown origin and its impact on clinical decision making: experience from a tertiary care centre in India. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2016 Jun;7(3):449-61
- Sharma S, Pruthi A. The diagnostic significance of breast incidentalomas detected on whole-body fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography. Asian J Oncol 2015; 1: 92-96
- Gupta N, Pruthi A, Verma R, Manocha A. An unusual case of hyperparathyroidism, presenting as multiple skeletal lesions. World J Nucl Med. 2020 Jan 17;19(2):149-151
- Seniaray N, Verma R, Khanna S, Belho E, Pruthi A, Mahajan H. Localization and restaging of carcinoma prostate by 68Gallium prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography computed tomography in patients with biochemical recurrence. Indian J Urol. 2020 Jul-Sep;36(3):191-199.
- Gupta N, Pruthi A, Kumar S, Verma R, Belho ES. Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva – A Rare Genetic Disorder and the Role of Technetium-99m Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scan. Indian J Nucl Med. 2019 Jul-Sep;34(3):209-212.
- Pruthi A, Kirtani P, Joshi P, Kaur N. Tiger Man Sign-F-18 FDG PET CT Scan Pattern in Muscular and Cutaneous Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Literature Survey. Indian J Nucl Med. 2020 Jul-Sep;35(3):232-234.
- Pruthi A, Singh H, Rawath Y, Kaur N. Clinical Significance of Retrograde Inferior Vena Cava and Hepatic Vein Opacification during Contrast Enhanced Tri-Phasic CT Abdomen Acquired as Part of F-18 FDG PET CT Scan – Learning Point For Nuclear Medicine Physicians: A Case Report and Literature Survey. Indian J Nucl Med. 2020 Jul-Sep;35(3):229-231
- Baidya A, Sachdeva CG, Bhatia P, Pruthi A, Joshi S. Serum galactomannan in histoplasmosis in HIV. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2022; 43: 181-183.
Membership
- Society of Nuclear Medicine India (SNMI)
- EANM (European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Austria)
- ANMPI (Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India)
- WARMTH (World Association of Radiopharmaceutical and Molecular Therapy)
- Oncology Forum, Delhi