OUTLINE
(tentative) 2004 Workshop on the Nuclear Radiology of Breast Cancer
DAY
ONE: Friday, October 22, 2004, 12:15PM - 10:00PM (including lunch and dinner):
12:15Ð1:25PM Welcome Luncheon
1:25Ð1:30PM Introduction
Section I. Breast Cancer Oncology, Biology, and
Radiology Background
1:30Ð2:00PM Breast Cancer 2004: Progress and Promise on the
Clinical Front
JULIE
GRALOW, University of Washington, Seattle
2:05Ð2:45PM Breast Cancer Biology and Therapy: From Patients
to Mouse Models
LEWIS
CHODOSH, University of Pennsylvania
2:50Ð3:15PM Mainstream Breast Cancer Radiology Perspective
To
be determined
3:20Ð3:45PM Promising New Techniques for Breast Cancer
Detection, Diagnosis and Staging using Non-ionizing Radiation Imaging
Techniques
DEBRA
IKEDA, Stanford University
3:50Ð4:15PM Coffee Break
Section II. Clinical Nuclear Medicine Imaging in
the Management of Breast Cancer
4:15-4:55PM Functional characterization of breast cancer by
Nuclear Medicine techniques: from metabolic imaging to receptor specific
detection
MICHAEL HOFMANN, Medical School of Hannover
5:00Ð5:30PM The Potential Roles of New Radiopharmaceuticals in
Breast Cancer Imaging
DAVID
MANKOFF, University of Washington, Seattle
5:35Ð5:55PM Clinical experience with a high resolution
breast-specific gamma camera for the improved diagnosis of breast cancer
RACHEL BREM, George Washington University
6:00-6:20PM Role of Nuclear Medicine in Early Breast Cancer
from Sentinel Node to Targeted Therapy
GIOVANNI
PAGANELLI, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
6:25Ð6:45PM Functional Imaging of Multi-drug Resistance in
Breast Cancer
SILVANA
DEL VECCHIO, Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini
6:50Ð7:10PM Panel Discussion: Clinical perspectives on
the potential clinical roles of Nuclear Imaging in breast cancer management
(detection, diagnosis, staging, re-staging)
7:10Ð10:00PM Dinner
DAY TWO: Saturday, October 23, 2004, 7:00AM -
5:30PM (including breakfast and
lunch)
7:00Ð8:30AM Breakfast
8:30Ð8:40AM Previous dayÕs 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)
8:40Ð10:30AM Oral Session
10:35AMÐ12:15 Poster
Session and Funding Agency Displays
12:20-3:00PM Lunch
Section IV. Commercially
Available Radionuclide Imaging Systems Dedicated to Breast Cancer
3:00Ð3:20PM Update on Gamma Medica, Inc.Õs Breast Camera(s), BRADLEY PATT (not-confirmed)
3:25Ð3:45PM Update on Dilon Technologies, Inc.Õs Breast Camera
DOUGLAS KIEPER, Dilon, Inc.
3:50-4:10PM Update on IS2's Breast Camera and Clinical Results
IAN STARK, IS2, Inc.
4:15Ð4:35PM Update on Navsican PET Systems, Inc.Õs Dedicated
Breast Camera and Clinical Results IRVING WEINBERG,
Naviscan PET Systems, Inc.
4:40Ð5:05PM Panel Discussion: Dedicated Nuclear Breast
Cameras: Successes and Forecasts
5:05Ð5:15PM Remarks, reminders about paper submissions for
special issue of Physica Medica
5:15 PM Meeting
adjourns