RESTON, Va., January 11, 2006 --The Society of Nuclear Medicine's Annual Meeting was named as one of the top 10 association/trade show/CME event/imaging-related educational programs in the first annual Medical Imaging Industry Top 10.

"It is a distinct honor to be recognized by Medical Imaging's readership, many of whom participate in and attend the Society of Nuclear Medicine's Annual Meetings. The meeting's strong program of scientific sessions includes a broad array of topics, including future directions in nuclear/molecular imaging, translational research for future clinical perspectives and novel findings--for example, from applications of PET and PET/CT and their impact on patient management," noted SNM President Peter S. Conti, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of radiology, clinical pharmacy and biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

"Our Annual Meeting is the largest educational and scientific meeting of nuclear medicine/molecular imaging professionals, boasting thousands of scientific papers, posters, exhibits and continuing education courses for those interested in PET, SPECT, cardiovascular nuclear medicine, computers, pediatric nuclear medicine, neurology, instrumentation and much more," said Virginia Pappas, SNM chief executive officer. In addition, SNM's program addresses the impact of molecular imaging and new ways to diagnose and treat disease and determine the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions, said Pappas.
Medical Imaging's nearly 16,000 readers were asked to rank the industry's 10 best in 10 categories: association/trade show/CME event/imaging-related educational program; nuclear physicist/nuclear medicine researcher; technologist; radiology department within a hospital; freestanding imaging center/group; radiologist; radiation oncologist/cancer research; cardiovascular imager/cath lab director; women's imaging specialist; and PACS/RIS/radiology administrator. SNM's Annual Meeting was named as one of the top 10 association/trade show/CME event/imaging-related educational programs, based on the quality of continuing medical education, the event and members; quantity and availability of educational opportunities; member benefits; and outreach.

SNM members figured prominently in the January issue's cover story, "The Best of the Best." Conti was named as a top nuclear physicist/nuclear medicine researcher. Seven other members were also in the top 10, including Richard L. Wahl, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Md.; H. William Strauss, M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Marcelo F. Di Carli, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.; Dean F. Wong, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; Ernest V. Garcia, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.; Alexander Gottschalk, M.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing; and Mark Madsen, Ph.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City. Runners-up included David Bushnell, M.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City; Daniel S. Berman, M.D., Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, Calif.; Dennis M. Welch, M.D., LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Marie E. Lee, M.D., Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.

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