Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT

描述（由申请人提供）： 动物的非侵入性体内成像是生物医学研究中的重要工具。中心 亚利桑那大学的伽马射线成像（CGRI）是在NIH的资助下建立的，旨在开发超高分辨率SPECT成像系统，具有亚毫米空间分辨率，适用于小动物应用。 2004年1月，该中心在美国国立卫生研究院的资助下主办了一次非常成功的关于小动物SPECT成像的研讨会。我们寻求支持，以组织第二次小动物SPECT研讨会将于2006年3月8日至10日在亚利桑那州图森市举行。讲习班的总体目标是促进正在开发小动物应用系统的研究小组之间的信息交流和合作。此外，该研讨会旨在促进SPECT系统在肿瘤学，心脏病学和基因治疗领域的使用。第二次研讨会预计将有75-100名与会者。这一数字是根据第一次研讨会的与会者人数和与会者对第二次研讨会的热情确定的。该计划将包括由CGRI的教师和选定的外部研究人员和与会者给出的口头报告的短期课程演示。主题包括：小动物成像的生物医学意义，包括闪烁相机和半导体阵列，成像器设计和数据采集系统，动物处理和麻醉问题，图像质量的客观评估，以及系统建模和重建算法的检测器技术的概述。这笔赠款将用于组织研讨会的后勤支持，并为大约6名研究生和博士后提供旅行支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Noninvasive, in vivo imaging of animals is an important tool in biomedical research. The Center for Gamma-Ray Imaging (CGRI) at the University of Arizona was established based on NIH funding to develop ultra-high resolution SPECT imaging systems, with submillimeter spatial resolution for small-animal applications. In January 2004, the Center hosted, with the aid of NIH funding, a very successful workshop on small animal SPECT imaging. We seek support to organize the second Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT to be held in Tucson, Arizona on March 8-10, 2006. The overall goal of the workshop is to promote information exchange and collaboration between the research groups who are developing systems for small-animal applications. Furthermore, the workshop intends to stimulate the use of SPECT systems in the areas of oncology, cardiology, and gene therapy. For this second workshop, we anticipate 75-100 attendees. This number was determined from the number of participants in attendance at the first workshop and the enthusiasm which the attendees expressed for a second workshop. The program will include short-course presentations by the faculty of CGRI and by select outside researchers and oral presentations given by the attendees. Topics include: biomedical significance of small-animal imaging, overview of detector technologies including scintillation cameras and semiconductor arrays, imager design, and data acquisition systems, animal handling and anesthesia issues, objective assessment of image quality, and system modeling and reconstruction algorithms. The grant will assist with the logistic support of organizing the workshop and provide travel support for about six graduate students and postdocs.