OUTLINE (tentative) 2004 Workshop on the Nuclear Radiology of Breast Cancer
Ergife Palace Hotel, Rome Italy, October 22-23, 2004
DAY ONE: Friday, October 22, 2004, 12:15PM - 10:00PM (including lunch and dinner):
12:30-1:40PM Welcome Luncheon
1:45-1:50PM Introduction
Section I. Breast Cancer Oncology, Biology, and Radiology Background
1:50-2:20PM Breast Cancer 2004: Progress and Promise on the Clinical Front
JULIE GRALOW, University of Washington, Seattle
2:25-3:05PM Breast Cancer Biology and Therapy: From Patients to Mouse Models
LEWIS CHODOSH, University of Pennsylvania
3:10-3:30PM Mainstream Breast Cancer Radiology Perspective
DEBRA IKEDA, Stanford University
3:35-4:00PM Coffee Break
4:05-4:30PM Promising New Techniques for Breast Cancer Detection, Diagnosis and Staging using Non-ionizing Radiation Imaging Techniques
DEBRA IKEDA, Stanford University
Section II. Clinical Nuclear Medicine Imaging in the Management of Breast Cancer
4:35-5:10PM Functional characterization of breast cancer by Nuclear Medicine techniques: from metabolic imaging to receptor specific detection
MICHAEL HOFMANN, Medical School of Hannover
5:15-5:45PM The Potential Roles of New Radiopharmaceuticals in Breast Cancer Imaging
DAVID MANKOFF, University of Washington, Seattle
5:50-6:10PM Clinical experience with a high resolution breast-specific gamma camera for the improved diagnosis of breast cancer
RACHEL BREM, George Washington University
6:15-6:35PM Role of Nuclear Medicine in Early Breast Cancer from Sentinel Node to Targeted Therapy
GIOVANNI PAGANELLI, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
6:40-7:00PM Functional Imaging of Multi-drug Resistance in Breast Cancer
SILVANA DEL VECCHIO, Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini
7:05-7:25PM Panel Discussion: Clinical perspectives on the potential clinical roles of Nuclear Imaging in breast cancer management (detection, diagnosis, staging, re-staging)
7:25-10:00PM Dinner
DAY TWO: Saturday, October 23, 2004, 7:00AM - 5:30PM (including breakfast and lunch)
7:00-8:30AM Breakfast
8:30-8:40AM Previous day's review and overview of information about funding opportunities for breast cancer imaging research on poster boards
Section III. Research Radionuclide Imaging Systems Dedicated to Breast Cancer (selected from abstracts submitted)
8:40-10:30AM Oral Session
10:35AM-12:30 Poster Session and Funding Agency Displays
12:30-3:00PM Lunch
Section IV. Commercially Available Radionuclide Imaging Systems Dedicated to Breast Cancer
3:00-3:20PM Update on Gamma Medica, Inc.'s Breast Camera(s), BRADLEY PATT (not-confirmed)
3:25-3:45PM Update on Dilon Technologies, Inc.'s Breast Camera DOUGLAS KIEPER, Dilon, Inc.
3:50-4:10PM Update on IS2's Breast Camera and Clinical Results IAN STARK, IS2, Inc.
4:15-4:35PM Update on Navsican PET Systems, Inc.'s Dedicated Breast Camera and Clinical Results IRVING WEINBERG, Naviscan PET Systems, Inc.
4:40-5:05PM Panel Discussion: Dedicated Nuclear Breast Cameras: Successes and Forecasts
5:05-5:15PM Remarks, reminders about paper submissions for special issue of Physica Medica
5:15 PM Meeting adjourns