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Industry Resources
There are lots of web sites that provide information and opinion about PET/CT imaging from a variety of perspectives. We at neo•pet think you might be interested in some of the sites listed below. We provide the links only for informational purposes. neo•pet has no involvement in the choices of content and does not necessarily endorse that content.
Physicians
Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI)
http://www.ami-imaging.org/
AMI is a professional organization that supports the development of molecular imaging in medicine. Their website provides links to four groups: The Institute for Molecular Imaging/HiRes (IMI/HiRes), the Institute for Clinical PET (ICP), the Society of Non-Invasive Imaging in Drug Development (SNIDD) and the Institute for Molecular Technologies (IMT). AMI is the publisher of Molecular Imaging and Biology, a leading scientific journal, and supports PETScan.org, a patient information website.
Medicare Coverage Determination
http://cms.hhs.gov/coverage/default.asp
This is the website developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and contains links to the Medicare Coverage Database, information on National Policy and National Clinical Trials, and other information.
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
http://www.rsna.org/
RSNA provides numerous educational tools Publisher of RadioGraphics and Radiology. Supports RadiologyInfo.org http://www.radiologyinfo.org/ a radiology information resource for patients.
Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)
www.snm.org
SNM provides education, supports research and publishes the Journal of Nuclear Medicine and the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
PET Whole Body Atlas (Crump Institute)
http://www.crump.ucla.edu/software/wba.adp
This is a link to a CD-ROM that is an educational tool to teach users how to read and interpret PET studies. This tool is updated with new case studies to further improve your skills.
Patients
Imaging for Hope: Women’s Voices for Positron Emission Tomography
http://www.nuc.ucla.edu/html_docs/hopebrochure/
This brochure was prepared by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology. It contains the stories of several women whose treatment for breast cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s changed due to PET imaging.
LPP Let’s Play PET
http://www.crump.ucla.edu/software/lpp.adp
This is a site developed by the Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging at UCLA. It contains a multimedia presentation with detailed information on how PET works, Clinical Applications, and several case studies.
The National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov/
This is website of the Federal Government’s principle agency for cancer research and training. It provides general information on types of cancer and treatments as well as information on clinical trials and research programs.
The Particle Adventure
http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/
This website provides general background into particle physics and describes atoms, electrons, quarks, and other advanced ideas in layman’s terms.
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