Quantitative Imaging: Quantitative Imaging in FDG-PET

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 4:30-6:00 p.m. | S102D

This course covers lessons learned from drug development trials, trial design and quantitative approaches to multicenter molecular imaging trials and sources of variability in multicenter PET imaging.

Speaker Information:

  • Michael F. McNitt Gray, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Jeffrey L. Evelhoch, PhD, Wayne State University, Detroit
  • David A. Mankoff, MD, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle
  • Paul E. Kinahan, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle

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