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GE Healthcare - Molecular Imaging Re-Imagined
Thursday, August 31, 2006 / 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Kona 5 Ballroom
Including Lunch for Participants of the Workshop

Select the following link to register for the workshop: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=qmsrq
(Please register for only ONE of the workshops on Thursday as the three are being held at the same time.)

Advances in chemistry, biology and imaging technology are expanding progress in Molecular Imaging since the unraveling of the Human Genome Project, with the objective of detecting diseases before the patients experience symptoms. In this presentation, we will review the rich history of molecules at both preclinical and clinical stages, identify the key enablers in PET/CT, SPECT, MRI and fluorescence imaging, and determine how their use will shape the future of healthcare by moving from a model of treating late disease to one of early health, where disease is diagnosed and treated earlier. The link between understanding the predisposition to developing disease, the ability to diagnose and monitor using molecular imaging technologies, and tailoring therapies to individual patients will be demonstrated using concrete examples in Alzheimer's disease, cardiology and oncology.

The Advantages of Time Domain Optical Imaging
Time domain optical imaging combines temporal information with Diffusion Theory to determine the depth, lifetime, and relative concentration of near-infrared sources of fluorescence in vivo. The advantages of this unique technology will be discussed, along with specific examples and applications.

The Advantages of Small Animal PET and SPECT
This presentation will explain the advantages of using SPECT or PET imaging for specific research applications. Technology and design benefits of the GEHC eXplore speCZT and Vista systems will be discussed, along with the advantages/disadvantages of PET and SPECT specific tracers for probing molecular and physiological mechanisms of disease.

Advancements in PET Chemistry
This presentation will discuss the latest automated chemistry tools developed by GEHC and their application to synthesis of PET tracers.

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