ADVISORY/LIVE Webcast - 'Molecular Imaging - Targeting the Future of Health Care'.Business Editors/Science, Health, Biotechnology and Imaging Reporters, Editors, and Producers ADVISORY...for Wednesday (April 30) LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2003 Wednesday, April 30, 2003, 5:30 am EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT Available to journalists around the world at www.or-live.com/philips/1107 Molecular imaging (MI) combines new molecular agents with traditional imaging tools to create targeted, tailored therapies with the ability to simultaneously find, diagnose and treat disease. Currently being investigated for numerous applications - including oncology, cardiology and neurology -- molecular imaging offers significant benefits over standard diagnostics and treatments. The Society for Molecular Imaging (SMI (1) (Storage Management Initiative) The initiative developed by the SNIA in 2003 to create a single standard interface for storage management technologies used by multiple vendors and networking communities. ) and Philips Medical Systems are sponsoring this educational roundtable and webcast, Molecular Imaging: Targeting the Future of Healthcare, to provide science and health reporters with the opportunity to learn more about molecular imaging. Leading scientists and physicians will describe their current MI research and discuss the wide range of potential applications - and implications - for this emerging technology. The event will feature the following speakers and topics: Introduction and Welcome -- Dr. Chrit Moonen, Society for Molecular Imaging, Directeur de Recherche re·cher·ché adj. 1. Uncommon; rare. 2. Exquisite; choice. 3. Overrefined; forced. 4. Pretentious; overblown. CNRS CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research, France) CNRS Centro Nacional de Referencia Para El Sida (Argentinean National Reference Center for Aids) , Universite Victor Segalen Victor Segalen (January 14, 1878 - May 21, 1919) was a French naval doctor, ethnographer, archeologist, writer, poet, explorer, art-theorist, linguist, literary critic. He was born in Brest. He studied naval medicine in Bordeaux. , Bordeaux, France Straight to the Heart: MI Applications in Cardiology -- David Rollo, M.D., chief medical officer, Nuclear Medicine, Philips Medical Systems Zeroing In on Cancer: MI Applications in Oncology -- Professor Terry Jones, Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre The University of Manchester Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre (WMIC) is a purpose built facility designed to exploit the potential for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in oncology, neuroscience and psychiatry research. , University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a university located in Manchester, England. With over 40,000 students studying 500 academic programmes, more than 10,000 staff and an annual income of nearly £600 million it is the largest single-site University in the United Kingdom and receives , UK Hitting a Nerve: MI Applications in Neurology -- Dr. Wolfgang Weber Wolfgang Weber (born June 26, 1944) was a footballer best remembered for scoring the last-minute equaliser for West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final. Weber, a central defender with 1. , Oberarzt (Senior Doctor), Klinik fur Nuklearmedizin, University of Munich, Germany Questions and Answers: Moderated by Dr. Chrit Moonen Questions will be taken by phone and e-mail during the program. To Register: -- Webcast: Go to http://www.or-live.com/philips/1107 for complete instructions on how to view this event at home or from your office via any PC with a web connection. Please visit the site at least 48 hours prior to the event to register, receive your password, and download RealPlayer at no cost; technical assistance is available. -- Live: Register for the event at http://www.or-live.com/philips/1107; directions to the London event site will be e-mailed to you within 48 hours An archive version of the program will be available Thursday, May 1, 2003 at 9am EDT at www.or-live.com/philips/1107 |
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