SNM initiatives supported by inclusions in NAS Report on competitiveness of US chemistry research
... Members of the Committee on Benchmarking the Research Competitiveness of the United States in Chemistry included information in their report about the potential negative effect of Department of Energy funding cuts to basic science research for in vivo molecular imaging and the need for domestic radioisotope pr...SNM presents awards on Capitol Hill
... To continue to move molecular imaging and therapy innovations from the research laboratory to real improvements in patient care, we need the support of Congress, said SNM President Alexander J. McEwan, who presented the awards during a June 5 Capitol Hill reception. Were extremely appreci...SNM advances professional definition for 'molecular imaging'
... We are on the brink of a revolutionary change in medicine. The catalyst for this change...Michael R. Zalutsky receives SNM's 2007 Paul C. Aebersold Award
... "With this award, the molecular imaging and nuclear medicine community recognizes Dr. Zalutskys intellectual capital, national reputation and prominent role in advancing significant contributi...SNM recognizes R. Edward Coleman with 2007 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
... "With this award, SNM recognizes that Dr. Colemans work has had a meaningful and significant impact on molecular imaging and nuclear medicine prac...InfoSNM highlights advances in computer, information sciences for molecular imaging
... "The use of computers and information scienceand how they are essential to clinical data processing,...SNM 'capitalizes' opportunity to meet with policymakers, regulators at annual meeting in D.C.
... "Our location in the District of Columbia provides an excellent opportunity for the molecular imaging and therapy community to get together with policymakers and regulators to discuss issues of shared concern," said SNM President Martin P. Sandler. "This year we have increased the number of educationa...SNMTS provides $50,000 in 2007 Paul Cole, Mickey Williams Minority Student Technologist Scholarships
... "SNMTS continues to demonstrate its leadership in supporting and advancing nuclear medicine technology by investing in our future workforce," said SNMTS President D. Scott Holbrook, who speaks for the more than 8,000 technologist members of SNM. "The p...SNM takes action to alter DRA provision for imaging payment caps
... The proposed reductions for diagnostic imaging rei...SNM: Exploring molecular imaging potential
... "While filled with optimism, the future of molecular imaging is far from defined," said SNM President Martin P. Sandler. "SNM--an international scientific and professional organization of mor...SNM expands mission to improve patient care by advancing molecular imaging and therapy
... "We have reached a defining moment--one where molecular imaging and nuclear medicine merge into one at SNM--and one that will impact the evolution of molecular medicine and current practitioners and those of generations to come," noted SNM President Martin P. Sandler, the associate vice chancellor for hospital...SNM honors outstanding contributors
... "SNM continues to successfully offer a unique opportunity for society members and nonmembers to focus on new and evolving aspects of nuclear medicine and m...Daniel Guarasci named SNM Technologist Section Outstanding Educator
SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Daniel T. Guarasci of Lancaster, N.Y., a clinical assistant professor of nuclear medicine with the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo for nearly 10 years, has been named the 2006 SNM Technologist Section Outstanding Educator. Guarasci, who has been executive director and vice president of Central Radiopharmaceutical Service...SNM recognizes contributions of Walter Wolf with 2006 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Walter Wolf, distinguished professor of pharmaceutical sciences and chair of the Biomedical Imaging Science Initiative at the University of Southern California--and a pioneer in the field of radiopharmacy--was awarded the 2006 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award for his contributions to the nuclear medicine profession. The award was presented during SNM's 53rd Annual...SNM names Sanjiv Sam Gambhir as recipient of 2006 Paul C. Aebersold Award
SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, a professor of radiology and bioengineering, director of the Molecular Imaging Program and head of the nuclear medicine division at Stanford University, received SNM's 2006 Paul C. Aebersold Award for outstanding achievement in basic nuclear medicine science during the society's 53rd Annual Meeting in San Diego.... ..."I feel very honored to be selected for...Best/brightest in molecular imaging/nuclear medicine present advances at SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting
RESTON, Va.--The world's foremost authorities in molecular imaging and nuclear medicine will present the latest research on new ways to treat and manage heart and brain diseases and cancer during SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting June 37 at the San Diego Convention Center.... ..."SNM recognizes the critical role of molecular imaging/nuclear medicine in future patient care for diagnosis, for predicting t...SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting: Research brings new world of diagnosing, treating illness
RESTON, Va.--A biological and technological evolution in imaging has allowed the examination of the molecular root of diseases and the exploration of new paths for managing and treating illnesses--and many of these scientific breakthroughs will be reported during SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting June 37 at the San Diego Convention Center....... More than 4,000 physicians, technologists, scientists and p...SNM issues first procedure guideline for imaging cancer in adults and children with PET/CT
Reston, Va.--The first procedure guideline for using positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) to image tumors in adults and children has been developed by SNM and will be published in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine....... This landmark document, "Procedure Guideline for Tumor Imaging With 18F-FDG PET/CT 1.0," will assist molecular and nuclear ima...From Alzheimer's to schizophrenia: SNM reveals latest MI/NM research at annual meeting
RESTON, Va.--Researchers--covering the most recent advances in understanding, diagnosing and treating heart and brain diseases and cancer--release their findings in more than 1,600 scientific abstracts during SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting June 37 at the San Diego Convention Center....... More than 4,000 physicians, technologists, scientists and pharmacists will attend this meeting, the world's large...SNM Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment program modules approved by ABNM, ABR for CME credit
SNM's Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program modules, which allow molecular imaging/nuclear medicine professionals to demonstrate competence--and accountability--to patients, colleagues, managed care companies and government regulators, have gained the approval of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and the American Board of Radiology....... "Informed consumers want assurances that heal...SNM opposes new payment caps on imaging services detailed in Federal Deficit Reduction Act
SNM opposes a provision of the federal Deficit Reduction Act that impacts its members: payment caps to physicians' offices with imaging equipment that are set to begin in 2007....... The five-year, $39 billion budget-cutting bill, which is scheduled to be signed into law Feb. 8 by President George W. Bush, calls for payment caps on imaging and computer-assisted imaging services. "The bill limits...SNM provides $75,000 in 2005 grants, awards for molecular imaging/nuclear medicine researchers
SNM recently awarded $75,000 in grants and awards, funded by its Education and Research Foundation, for molecular imaging/nuclear medicine researchers.... ...Meixang Yu, Ph.D., associate professor and chief PET radiochemist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, was named the first recipient of the SNM/Mallinckrodt Seed Grant in Molecular Imaging/Nuclear Medicine Researc...SNM awards $25,000 Mallinckrodt Seed Grant in Molecular Imaging/Nuclear Medicine Research
Meixang Yu, Ph.D., of Memphis, Tenn., has been named the first recipient of the SNM/Mallinckrodt Seed Grant in Molecular Imaging/Nuclear Medicine Research. ... ...Yu, an associate professor and the chief positron emission tomography (PET) radiochemist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is doing research on "Molecular Imaging and Biological Evaluation of 124I Avastin Anti-VEGF A...SNM experts focus on advances in molecular imaging for cancer, addiction, Alzheimer's, heart disease
Leading medical investigators will present recent developments in the diagnosis of cancer and heart and brain diseases during the Society of Nuclear Medicine's Mid-Winter Educational Symposium Feb. 1112 at Wyndham Buttes in Tempe, Ariz....... Noted physicians, scientists and technologists will present the latest news about using nuclear medicine and molecular imaging for the diagnosis, management...Get ready for 2006 nuclear medicine coding and payment changes with SNM's reimbursement seminars
RESTON, Va.--The Society of Nuclear Medicine wants to prepare nuclear medicine professionals for the ins and outs of coding, coverage and payments for procedures and products--especially in light of the more than 60 changes recently made to the 2006 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ......"Until practices get use...Imaging goes 3-D: 'exquisite' PET/CT image captures SNM's 2005 Image of the Year
TORONTO, Canada -- An image by Stanford University researchers that details taking molecular/nuclear imaging to a three-dimensional level--providing a merged or "fused" picture of the body's metabolism and structure as well as a "virtual" visualization of the body's organs "from the inside out"--has been named the 2005 Image of the Year at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 52nd Annual Meeting in...Patients undergoing PET/CT may want to pass on that cup of coffee, according to SNMTS study
TORONTO, Canada--Patients who need a positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) procedure to evaluate potential known or suspected malignancies should forgo coffee before the test, according to the results of study released at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 52nd Annual Meeting June 1822 in Toronto....... "It is advisable for patients to stop caffeine intake for a 24-hour perio...'Win-win' economic strategy for mobile PET/CT imaging reported at SNM's 52nd Annual Meeting
TORONTO, Canada--By taking mobile positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging services in-house, small regional hospitals can cut costs and offer expanded services to their communities--resulting in a "win-win" situation, according to findings released at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 52nd Annual Meeting June 1822 in Toronto. ......The powerful PET/CT imaging techniqu...SNM member David James Brooks receives 2005 Kuhl-Lassen Award for research in brain imaging
TORONTO, Canada--Society of Nuclear Medicine member David James Brooks, M.D., D.Sc., FRCP, F.Med.Sci., is the recipient of the 2005 Kuhl-Lassen Award. SNM and its Brain Imaging Council present the award to scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of functional brain imaging using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). The...Steven M. Larson named recipient of SNM's 2005 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
TORONTO, Canada--Steven M. Larson, M.D., chief of the nuclear medicine service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, N.Y., was awarded the 2005 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award for his distinguished contributions to nuclear medicine. The award was presented during the society's 52nd Annual Meeting June 1822 in Toronto. ...... Larson, one of the world's foremost experts in...