3rd Biennial 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。亚利桑那大学的伽马射线成像中心（CGRI）是在NIH的资助下成立的，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举办了一次非常成功的小动物SPECT成像研讨会。我们于2006年3月8日至10日在亚利桑那州图森市举办了第二届小动物SPECT研讨会。在这个时候，我们再次请求美国国立卫生研究院的支持，第三届两年一度的小动物SPECT研讨会将于2007年1月16日至18日在亚利桑那州图森市举行。 会议的总体目标是促进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。预计将有75-100人参加。这个数字是根据我们前两次研讨会的参与者人数和与会者对第三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、包括闪烁照相机和半导体阵列的探测器技术概述、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。 这笔赠款将用于组织研讨会的后勤支持，并为大约7名研究生和博士后提供旅行支持。 研讨会产生的计划收入将支付与会议设施和膳食相关的费用，以及NIH补助金申请中未涵盖的其余用品费用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the 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 sub-millimeter 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 hosted the second Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT in Tucson, Arizona March 8 - 10, 2006. At this time, we are once again requesting support from NIH for the 3rd Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT to be held in Tucson, AZ on January 16th - 18th 2007. The overall goal of the meeting is to promote information exchange and collaboration between the research groups 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. We anticipate 75-100 attendees. This number was determined from the number of participants we had for the first 2 workshops and the enthusiasm the attendees expressed for a third 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 seven graduate students and post-docs. The program income generated from the workshop will cover the costs associated with the meeting facilities and meals, as well as the remaining supplies expenses not covered in the NIH grant request.