Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging Science - June 2-5, 2009

An international conference to highlight the most recent advances and the future directions in biomedical imaging

The second Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging Science will offer a unique meeting agenda designed for in-depth assessment of the latest developments by leading experts. This meeting will bring together researchers from various sub-fields of imaging sciences to review the state of the art and future potential breakthroughs in an informal venue that fosters interaction and discourse.

Confirmed sessions and speakers include:
  • Imaging Technology
    • Advances in PET & PET/MR Instrumentation - Simon Cherry
    • Advances in MR Technology - Adam Anderson
    • Advances in Optical Imaging - Eva Sevick-Muraca

  • Image Assessment and Perception
    • Current Approaches to Image Assessment - Maryellen Giger
    • Perception of Medical Images - Philip Judy

  • New Microscopies

  • Imaging in Mental Health
    • Imaging in Schizophrenia - Anissa Abi-Dargham
    • Imaging in PTSD - Douglas Bremner
    • Imaging in Developmental Disorders - Bradley Peterson
    • Imaging Development - Jay Giedd

  • Imaging in Diabetes
    • Challenges and Opportunities for Imaging in Diabetes - Alvin Powers
    • Linking Obesity and Diabetes via Imaging - Gene-Jack Wang

  • Imaging Cancer Biomarkers
    • Advances in MRS and Hyperpolarized Imaging - Daniel Vigneron
    • Cancer Imaging Biomarkers - Thomas Yankeelov
    • Challenges for Translation of Molecular Imaging into Radiological Practice - Peter Choyke
    • Molecular Imaging of Cancer in Clinical Practice - David Mankoff

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Contact: frontiers@vuiis.vanderbilt.edu


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