Highlights from the 2014 SNMMI Annual Meeting

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Wednesday is the last day of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2014 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, but the news and images keep coming.

See an SNMMI-hosted montage of photos and videos of the official press conference on Monday, exhibitor news and shots of the awards session, including the presentation of the Benedict Cassen Prize to Barry A. Siegel, MD, from Washington University in St. Louis. Stay tuned for an exclusive Q&A with the recipient and more coverage of select abstracts in the coming days.

SNMMI 2014 Highlights

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