The emphasis of this special interest session will be on the interdisciplinary nature of the development and use of intraoperative probes. Speakers will discuss both the technical aspects of probe development and clinical utilization of these devices, as well as an overview of the history of intraoperative probes. The distinctions in the design and use of the two major categories of probes (beta-sensitive and gamma-sensitive) will be discussed. Topics to be considered will include; the optimal choice of detector material, the desirability of imaging probes and the future direction of probe design. Finally, the application of these devices in current and future clinical trials will be described; including radionuclide-guided lymphoscintigraphy and lumpectomy.Special Interest Interdisciplinary Workshop on Intraoperative ProbesWednesday November 11, 7:30 to 9:30 PM - Pier 4 Organizer: R. Raylman, University of West Virginia (rraylman@wvuhsc1.hsc.wvu.edu)
The scheduled participants in this session are: James Woolfenden, M.D., University of Arizona; Martin Tornai, Ph.D., Duke University; David Krag, M.D., University of Vermont; and Farhad Daghighian, Ph.D., IntraMedical Imaging.
This workshop will be held for those interested
in dual modality medical imaging. The workshop will focus on the design
of devices for CT/SPECT, CT/PET, SPECT/PET and PET/MRI. Brief (10 min)
presentations will be given on each device, followed by a panel discussion
to review topics such as: practical difficulties of design and construction,
clinical impact, commercial potential, and future prospects.
This informal workshop will serve as a forum for work-in-progress in dynamic functional imaging with PET, SPECT, and MRI. Participants will be those involved in various dynamic imaging projects. In addition to successes in functional imaging, problems and present difficulties will be discussed. We hope that this meeting will help to identify research groups interested in dynamic imaging and to establish new as well as renew old collaborations. For more details see http://www.triumf.ca/mirg/mic98.htm.