RESTON, Va. -- Internationally recognized experts in molecular imaging and nuclear medicine are on hand for SNMs 54th Annual Meeting June 26 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. SNM, the worlds largest society for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine professionals, annually showcases research that promises to revolutionize health care to more than 4,000 doctors, technologists, scientists and pharmacists who come from around the world to this meeting.

Researcherscovering the most recent advances in understanding, diagnosing and treating heart and brain diseases and cancerrelease their findings in nearly 1,800 scientific abstracts during SNMs 54th Annual Meeting June 26 at the Washington Convention Center. More than 4,000 physicians, technologists, scientists and pharmacists will attend this meeting, the worlds largest event for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine professionals. The educational and scientific program at the 54th Annual Meeting is tailored to provide attendees with the most current and important information available in the field. SNM and SNMTS present about 100 continuing education courses focusing on PET/CT, cardiovascular nuclear medicine, brain imaging, pediatrics, oncology and therapy, thyroid cancer and radiation safety.

Annual Meeting speakers include the following.

• John C. Gore of Vanderbilt University, internationally recognized for his research program on the development and application of imagingespecially magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy techniquesin clinical and basic science, will present the annual Henry Wagner Lectureship from 8:3010 a.m. on Sunday, June 3. He is expected to address new technologies such as the development of functional brain MRI (fMRI) and the study of brain neurochemistry by MR spectroscopy and PET imaging, recent advances that promise to have a major impact on understanding how the brain works. A major theme of Gores work is the devel
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