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Philips Medical Systems Booth Number: 43
Philips is a leader in delivering nuclear medicine and molecular imaging technologies and services to researchers and clinicians around the world. These technologies and services make medical diagnoses and care more effective for patients and clinicians. At the 2006 Society for Molecular Imaging (SMI) annual meeting, Philips is showcasing products that are designed to improve image quality, streamline workflow and enhance image quantification capabilities. Additionally highlighted are several research partnerships/ alliances established to further explore the potential for Molecular Imaging to improve early diagnosis of disease, improve treatment and speed recovery. www.medical.philips.com/main/clinicalsegments/molecular_imaging/

Radiological Society of North America Booth Number: 52
The Radiological Society of North America, Inc. (RSNA.org) is a professional membership society that is committed to excellence in patient care through education and research. Over 38,000 medical imaging professionals are members of RSNA, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, imaging scientists, radiopharmacists, molecular biologists, cancer biologists, radiology assistants and others whose primary professional role relates to imaging. Annual dues in 2006 are $340 for full members in North America. Annual dues for International full members are $430 with print journals and $340 with online only access to the journals. Membership is free for residents and medical students. www.rsna.org

RAPID Biomedical Booth Number: 29
RAPID Biomedical GmbH is specialised in the research and production of probeheads for MRI and NMR spectroscopy. This company works in close cooperation with research institutions and hospitals worldwide. The products include 1H MR resonators for clinical studies at all magnetic field strengths and for all organs. We also supply multi-nuclear (e.g. 1H / 31P) MR-probeheads for combined MRI and MRS in clinical and basic science investigations. We offer custom made MR probeheads for routine animal research (RAPID COMPLETE). RAPID Biomedical is a pioneer in phased-array coils and recently produced the first 32-channel cardiac coil for parallel MRI which is now available for clinical 1,5 T and 3 T MRI scanners. We invite you to visit us to see Rapid products and scientific results. www.rapidbiomed.de

SA Instruments, Inc. Booth Number: 21
SA Instruments designs, manufactures and sells physiological monitoring and gating systems for research applications. Multi-parameter monitoring and gating systems are available which are compatible with MR, CT, PET and SPECT imaging modalities. Parameters available include ECG (>700 BPM), temperature, respiration, peripheral pulse and blood pressure. Auxiliary input channels allow the user to acquire, record, display and gate from user generated analog signals. Waveform and trend data can be captured, stored and displayed. A heater option allows the animal's temperature to be controlled. New in 2006 is a multi-animal monitoring and gating system which can accommodate up to 19 animals simultaneously. www.i4sa.com

Siemens Medical Solutions Booth Number: 57
Siemens Med: State-of-the-art innovations in integrated diagnostics. Siemens Medical Solutions is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is known for bringing together innovative medical technologies, healthcare information systems, management consulting, and support services, to help customers achieve tangible, sustainable, clinical and financial outcomes. From imaging systems for diagnosis, to therapy equipment for treatment, to patient monitors to hearing instruments and beyond, Siemens innovations contribute to the health and well-being of people across the globe, while improving operational efficiencies and optimizing workflow in healthcare delivery. In acquiring Diagnostics Products Corporation and announcing the acquisition of Bayer Diagnostics, Siemens Medical will become the world's first integrated diagnostics company. www.medical.siemens.com

Society for Molecular Imaging Booth Number: 51
The Society for Molecular Imaging is an international scientific educational organization whose purpose is to advance our understanding of biology and medicine through noninvasive in vivo investigation of cellular molecular events involved in normal and pathologic processes. Molecular Imaging is the official publication of the Society for Molecular Imaging. The quarterly journal is the first journal focusing entirely on the field of molecular imaging. The journal provides a forum and a stimulus for the convergence of biological/molecular issues and technology that can be uniquely addressed by imaging and was the winner of the Association of American Publishers' Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division award for the Best New Journal of 2002. www.molecularimaging.org

Spectral Instruments Booth Number: 26
Spectral Instruments is showing deeply cooled CCD cameras in two configurations that are ideal for low-light level imaging of weak fluorescence and bioluminescence targets. A typical X-Ray detector camera is also shown. Spectral Instruments manufactures high quality, high performance cooled CCD imaging systems for commercial, industrial and research applications. All of the large format back illuminated multi-port CCD sensors have been installed in our camera systems. Both cryogenic and Thermo-electric cooling systems are available with CCD operating temperatures ranging from -50°C to -110°C. A wide range of fiber optic input cameras is available. www.specinst.com

Varian, Inc. Booth Number: 19
Varian, Inc. is one of the world's leading suppliers of research MRI and NMR systems, with an installed base of several thousand systems worldwide. Varian NMR and MRI systems are used in live sciences, drug development, agricultural and materials research. Varian's unique approach to magnetic resonance instrument design offers high-performance, configurable, and integrated systems for animal and human imaging, microimaging, and NMR spectroscopy. The Varian MRI instruments offer a comprehensive library of applications for the routine use and a powerful environment of flexible programming tools for rapid development of new and advanced techniques. Varian's installed imaging systems range in field from 2 Tesla to 16 Tesla and in bore size from 5 cm to 90 cm. www.varianinc.com

VisEn Medical Booth Number: 27
VisEn Medical develops breakthrough fluorescence imaging technologies for in vivo imaging of biologic and molecular processes. VisEn's fluorescence probes are designed to target and read out various disease-related molecular activities in vivo, including protease activity, angiogenesis, vascular permeability and bone turnover. VisEn's FMT system provides true quantification of fluorescence within the living animal. Together VisEn's technologies and Products can be used to observe and quantify a range of molecular and biological processes in vivo, including those in disease states such as cancer, inflammation, cardiovascular disease and bone disease. www.visenmedical.com

VisualSonics Inc. Booth Number: 22
VisualSonics' Vevo 770™ high-resolution in vivo micro-imaging system is a total in vivo imaging solution to visualize and quantify anatomical, functional and physiological phenomena in small animals from E5.5 through to adulthood non-invasively, in real-time, and with resolution to 30 microns. With the introduction of MicroMarker™ Contrast Agent kits, molecular imaging is now possible on the same platform allowing for the targeting and relative quantification of microvasculature within tumors and a vast array of molecular biomarkers for disease such as angiogenesis (targeting VEGFR2) and inflammation (targeting P-Selectin), for example. Additional applications for cancer research include non-invasive tumor identification and sizing using 3D quantification, visualization and measurement of vascular activity for angiogenesis, early orthotopic tumor presence and quantification, and visualization of image-guided needle injection. www.visualsonics.com

Xenogen Corporation Booth Number: 13
Xenogen Corporation, now part of Caliper Life Sciences, offers an integrated suite of real-time in vivo optical imaging instrumentation and genetic modification technologies that can help expedite drug discovery and development, and significantly reduce the cost and time-to-market for new therapies. In vivo optical imaging provides a "window" into the organism, and makes possible realtime tracking of biological activity at the molecular level. Xenogen recently introduced a new imaging system, the IVIS Spectrum. This new instrument is the only in vivo optical imaging system that can perform spectral unmixing and provide 3D tomographic imaging for both fluorescent and bioluminescent reporters. www.xenogen.com

Xradia Inc. Booth Number: 55
Xradia is a leading provider of high resolution x-ray optics & systems. The MicroXCT is an innovative CT with sub micron resolution and excellent contrast even with soft tissues. For in situ molecular imaging, the nanoXCT provides a means to observe cells and tissues that are structurally and functionally unchanged from their natural living state, with minimal sample preparation. With sub 30 nm resolution, 3D details of cellular, subcellular, and intercellular organization of dehydrated, chemically fixed or frozen-hydrated cells, tissues or needle biosys, up to 100 um thick can be mapped. Compatible with nanoparticle and immuno-labelling techniques. The nanoXFi provides elemental imaging resolution at sub 80 nm for detection and characterization of residual submicron sized wear metallic particles in tissues, example with prosthetic implants. www.xradia.com

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