[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 8670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4161]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute on Aging and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services; Neuroimaging in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and 
Dementia

    The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services (CMS) are announcing an informational meeting on 
the scientific evidence for the use of neuroimaging techniques 
(position emission tomography (PET), single photon emission tomography 
(SPECT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of 
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Questions to be addressed will 
include whether imaging aids early diagnosis, whether such early 
diagnosis improves patient-oriented outcomes, and the cost-
effectiveness of the use of imaging procedures. The meeting will take 
place April 5, 2004, in Bethesda, MD, at a location TBA.
    All interested parties are invited to attend this meeting.
    For further information about the meeting contact: Dr. Susan 
Molchan at 301-496-9350, e-mail [email protected]. For information 
on hotel accommodations, please contact Ms. Joyce Campbell, 
[email protected].

    Dated: February 20, 2004.
Richard J. Hodes,
Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 04-4161 Filed 2-24-04; 8:45 am]
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