Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT

描述(由申请人提供)： 动物的非侵入性活体成像是生物医学研究的重要工具。亚利桑那大学伽马射线成像中心(CGRI)是根据美国国立卫生研究院的资助建立的，旨在开发超高分辨率SPECT成像系统，其空间分辨率为亚毫米，适用于小动物应用。我们寻求支持，将于2004年1月14-16日在亚利桑那州图森市西望度假村举办第一届小动物SPECT研讨会。会议的总体目标是促进为小动物应用开发系统的研究小组之间的信息交流和合作。此外，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。我们预计将有75-100人参加。这一数字是根据之前在小动物成像社区内进行的一项小型调查确定的。该计划将包括由CGRI教职员工进行的短期课程演示和与会者的选定口头演示。主题包括：小动物成像的生物医学意义，探测器技术概述，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。这笔赠款将协助组织讲习班的后勤支助，并为大约10名研究生和博士后提供旅行支助。

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 sub-millimeter spatial resolution for small-animal applications. We seek support to organize the first Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT to be held at the Westward Look Resort in Tucson, Arizona on January 14-16, 2004. 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 a small survey previously conducted within the small-animal imaging community. The program will include short-course presentations by the faculty of CGRI and selected oral presentations 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 10 graduate students and post-docs.