Nuclear medicine of the past, present, and the future Keigo Endo (Gunma University) The advances in Nuclear Medicine Technology Hiroyoshi Fukukita (International Medical Center of Japan) Moderators: Yoshiharu Yonekura (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) Toshikazu Sanmiya (Keio University) Fusion of Different Fields Creates a New World Moderators: Jun Hatazawa (Osaka University) Yasuhisa Fujibayashi (University of Fukui) 1. Fluorescence imaging of steroid receptor dynamics Mayumi Nishi (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) 2. Molecular network in the pathogenesis of dementia (molecular neurobiology) Makoto Higuchi (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) 3. Neuroimaging of beauty and pleasure Manabu Honda (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry) 4. Translational research through imaging Satoshi Minoshima (University of Washington) Molecules, atoms, nuclei, and quarks by particle-photon beams Hiroyasu Ejiri (Osaka University) Moderator: Masanori Matsumoto (Kumamoto University) Future of Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine Tsunehiko Nishimura (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) Wonders in Cancer Cells Yasuhisa Fujibayashi (University of Fukui) Moderator: Yoshiharu Yonekura (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) 1. The Emerging Roles of Radioimmunotherapy in Lymphoma Richard L Wahl (Johns Hopkins University) Moderator: Masayuki Nakajo (Kagoshima University) 2. Cardiac SPECT / CT Hybrid Imaging: Technical Advances and Clinical Implications Philipp Antonio Kaufmann (University Hospital Zurich) Moderator: Takaya Fukuyama (Shinkoga Hospital) 3. The Central Role of Molecular Imaging in Clinical Neuroscience Lars Farde (Karolinska Institutet) Moderator: Tetsuya Suhara (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) 4. New Radiopharmaceuticals for PET: Current Status and Challenges Michael J Welch (Washington University) Moderator: Tatsuo Ido (Japan Radioisotope Association) 5. Thirty Years of Tracer Kinetic Modeling in PET and SPECT: What Have We Learned? Richard E Carson (Yale University) Moderator: Iwao Kanno (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) 1. Recent Progress in the Management of Malignant Lymphoma Moderator: Kayoko Nakamura (Keio University) Noboru Oriuchi (Gunma University) Speakers: Michinori Ogura (Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital) Masayuki Sasaki (Kyushu University) Kayoko Nakamura (Keio University) Kensei Tobinai (National Cancer Center Hospital) Takashi Watanabe (National Cancer Center Hospital) Noboru Oriuchi (Gunma University) Tadaki Nakahara (Keio University) 2. Small animal imaging for quantitative studies - Its practice and current status - Moderator: Hiroshi Toyama (Fujita Health University) Kentaro Hatano (National Institute for Longevity Sciences) Speakers: Hiroshi Toyama (Fujita Health University) Yasuhiro Magata (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine) Yasuhiro Wada (RIKEN) Chie Seki (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) Jun Hatazawa (Osaka University) Gen Kudou (Fujita Health University) Jun Maeda (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) 3. Fusion of myocardial SPECT and CT: From technology to clinical application Moderator: Nagara Tamaki (Hokkaido University) Shinichiro Kumita (Nippon Medical School) Speakers: Kazuaki Mori (Toranomon Hospital) Tetsuro Odagawa (Siemens-Asahi Medical Technologies Ltd.) Masami Ogawa (GE Yokogawa Medical Systems, Ltd.) Yoshimitsu Fukushima (Nippon Medical School) Shinsuke Ikeda (Shinkoga Hospital) 4. Neuroimaging in psychiatric diseases - Morphological and functional imaging - Moderator: Hiroshi Matsuda (Saitama Medical University) Yoshiro Okubo (Nippon Medical School) Speakers: Makoto Sasaki (Iwate Medical University) Hidehiko Okazawa (University of Fukui) Kiyoto Kasai (The University of Tokyo) Harumasa Takano (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) Hidehiko Takahashi (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) 5. What are necessary to develop a useful PET ligand? Moderator: Hideo Saji (Kyoto University) Osamu Inoue (Osaka University) Speakers: Ren Iwata (Tohoku University) Masaaki Suzuki (RIKEN) Toshiaki Irie (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) Jun Toyohara (Chiba University) Yasushi Kiyono (University of Fukui) 6. Development and wide use of PET scanners in Japan Moderator: Hideo Murayama (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) Hiroyoshi Fukukita (Kohnodai Hospital, International Medical Center of Japan) Speakers: Taiga Yamaya (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) Hiroyuki Kudo (University of Tsukuba) Keiichi Matsumoto (Kyoto College of Medical Science) Shinichi Kanaya (Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital) Takashi Yamashita (Hamamatsu Photonics K.K) 1. Nuclear Medicine Practice and DPC Moderator: Kiyoko Kusakabe (Tokyo Women’s Medical University) Speakers: Kiyoshi Koizumi (Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center) Jun-ichi Yamazaki (Toho University Omori Medical Center) Jyoji Nakagawara (Nakamura Memorial Hospital) 2. Clinical PET/CT Lectures Moderator: Seishi Jinnouchi (Atsuchi Memorial Clinic) Kouhei Hayashida (Takeda Hospital) Speakers: Takeshi Inoue (Shikoku Cancer Center) Ukihide Tateishi (Yokohama City University) Keiichiro Yamaguchi (Sendai Kousei Hospital) Eriko Tsukamoto (Central CI Clinic) Application of molecular imaging to new drug development: From biomarker development to microdosing Moderator: Chieko Kurihara (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) Tomio Inoue (Yokohama City University) Main Presentation: Shintaro Nishimura (Astellas Pharma Inc.) Short Comments: Toshihiko Ikeda (Association for Promoting Drug Development) Tsuneo Yano (RIKEN) Testuya Suhara (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) Debate on imaging strategy of the heart: CT (CTA) vs SPECT vs CAG Moderator: Tomoaki Nakata (Sapporo Medical University) Speakers: Teruhito Mochizuki (Ehime University) Tokuo Kasai (Jikei University School of Medicine Aoto Hospital) Shigeru Fukuzawa (Funabashi Municipal Medical Center)