RESTON, Va.-Leading medical investigators will present recent developments in the diagnosis of cancer and heart and brain diseases during the Society of Nuclear Medicine's Mid-Winter Educational Symposium Feb. 11-12 at Wyndham Buttes in Tempe, Ariz. Noted physicians, scientists and technologists will present the latest news about using nuclear medicine and molecular imaging for the diagnosis, management and treatment of diseases to several hundred nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists, technologists, pharmacists, medical physicists and other health care professionals. SNM is the largest scientific organization dedicated to nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, with more than 16,000 members.
This year's topics include new molecular imaging agents for oncology, new developments in Alzheimer's disease and addiction, an overview of congestive heart failure and nuclear imaging, imaging atherosclerosis and stem cells, radiation safety, potential future clinical tracers, an introduction to cell and molecular biology, small animal imaging instrumentation and the evolving role of a nuclear medicine technologist. “The society offers an exciting program in Tempe exploring the development of novel probes in molecular imaging, monitoring treatment response with positron emission tomography, radiotracer imaging in congestive heart failure, advanced image processing and clinical nuclear medicine technology,” said SNM President Peter S. Conti, M.D., Ph.D., professor of radiology, clinical pharmacy and biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
“In addition, the evolving role of nuclear medicine technologists will be examined,” added SNM Technologist Section (SNMTS) President Valerie R. Cronin, CNMT, FSNMTS, director of imaging services in the Catholic Health System of Western New York in Buffalo, N.Y. Programs and speakers for this two-day symposium are listed here. * “Clinical Implementation of Advanced Image Processing and Reconstruction Algorithms,” Mark T. Madsen, Ph.D., organizer/moderator; James Halama, Ph.D., co-moderator; Hans Vijay, Ph.D.; Salvador Borges-Neto, M.D.; Eric C. Frey, Ph.D.; Richard W. Myers, M.D., and Jody Garrad.* “SPECT/CT: Instrumentation and Clinical Applications,” Mark T. Madsen, Ph.D., organizer/moderator; James Halama, Ph.D.; co-moderator; Manuel D. Cerqueira, M.D.; Frank P. DiFilippo, Ph.D.; James A. Patton, Ph.D.; and Jack A. Ziffer, M.D., Ph.D.* “Monitoring Treatment Response With PET,” Alan H. Maurer, M.D., and Alexander J. McEwan, M.D., organizers and moderators; Homer A. Macapinlac, M.D.; Michael M. Graham, Ph.D., M.D.; Lale Kostakoglu, M.D.; Dominique Delbeke, M.D., Ph.D.; David A. Mankoff, M.D.; Chaitanya R. Divgi, M.D.; Sanjiv Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D.; and Alexander J. McEwan, M.D.* “Molecular Imaging: Development of Novel Probes,” Mathew L.Thakur, Ph.D., and Henry F. VanBrocklin, Ph.D., organizers; Michael Welch, Ph.D., moderator; Sanjiv Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D.; David R. Piwnica-Worms, M.D., Ph.D.; Martin G. Pomper, M.D., Ph.D.; Michael F. Tweedle, Ph.D.; Frank M. Bengel, M.D.; H. William Strauss, M.D.; Mehran M. Sadeghi, M.D.; Arion F. Chatziioannou, Ph.D.; Wolfgang A. Weber, M.D.; Chester A. Mathis, Ph.D.; and Joanna S. Fowler, Ph.D.* “Radiotracer Imaging in Congestive Heart Failure,” Albert J. Sinusas, M.D., organizer; Mark I. Travin, M.D., and Albert J. Sinusas, M.D., moderators; James A. Arrighi, M.D., and Mehran M. Sadeghi, M.D., co-moderators; Manuel D. Cerqueira, M.D.; Scott D. Flamm, M.D.; Elias H. Botvinick, M.D.; Marcelo F. Di Carli, M.D.; Mark I. Travin, M.D.; Rory Hachamovitch, M.D.; Albert J. Sinusas, M.D.; Joseph C. Wu,* M.D., Ph.D.; Vasken Dilsizian, M.D.; Albert J. Sinusas, M.D.; Wawrzyniec L. Dobrucki, Ph.D.; and Jeanne M. Link, Ph.D.* “Clinical Nuclear Medicine Technology,” Kathy S. Thomas, CNMT, FSNMTS, organizer/moderator; Frances L. Neagley, CNMT, FSNMTS, co-moderator; David Gilmore, CNMT, RT(R)(N); April Mann, CNMT, RT(N), FSNMTS; Martha W. Pickett, CNMT, FSNMTS; Paul E. Christian, CNMT; Nancy M. Swanston, CNMT, RT(N); Susan M. Minerich, CNMT; Vanessa L. Gates; and Frances L. Neagley, CNMT, FSNMTS.* “Translational Applications of Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy,” William C. Eckelman, Ph.D., organizer/moderator; Yu-Shin Ding, Ph.D.; Ronald G. Blasberg, M.D.; Hank F. Kung, Ph.D.; David R. Vera, Ph.D.; David A. Mankoff, M.D.; Jorge A. Carrasquillo, M.D.; Wynn A. Volkert, Ph.D.; and Robert W. Atcher, Ph.D.For more information or to register, visit SNM's Web site: http://www.snm.org/mwm. About the Society of Nuclear MedicineThe Society of Nuclear Medicine is an international scientific and professional organization of more than 16,000 members dedicated to promoting the science, technology and practical applications of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging to diagnose, manage and treat diseases in women, men and children. Founded more than 50 years ago, SNM continues to train physicians, technologists, scientists, physicists, chemists and radiopharmacists in state-of-the-art imaging procedures and advances; provide essential resources for health care practitioners and patients; publish the most prominent peer-reviewed resource in the field of nuclear and molecular imaging: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; sponsor research grants, fellowships and awards; and host the premier nuclear medicine annual meeting. SNM members have introduced-and continue to explore-biological and technological innovations in medicine that noninvasively investigate the molecular basis of diseases, benefiting countless generations of patients. SNM is based in Reston, Va.; additional information can be found online at http://www.snm.org/. Society of Nuclear Medicine · 1850 Samuel Morse Drive · Reston, Copyright © 2006 SNM
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