Event Summary:

CIBR Members Gather on Capitol Hill to

Demonstrate the Impact of Imaging Research
on Technology and Patient Care
Renee Cruea, MPA, President
Michael Kalutkiewicz, Vice President, Public Policy May 25, 2011

Washington, DC – On May 19th, the Coalition for Imaging and

Bioengineering Research (CIBR) sponsored the second annual
imaging technology showcase in the Rayburn Foyer entitled: The
Impact of Imaging Research, Technology & Patient Care.

The event provided an opportunity for attendees to visit nine unique

Attendees gather in the Rayburn foyer
technology display areas, each represented by a patient advocate,
academic researcher and manufacturer. With displays focusing on
areas such as cutting-edge computed tomography (CT), novel
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or decision support software
(which assists radiologists in administering the right scan),
congressional guests were able to gain a deeper understanding of
how imaging research is changing the detection, diagnosis and
treatment of patients.

In addition to the technologies being presented, the event was

highlighted by a number of special guests who have been champions,
advocates and leaders in the field of research. Academy of Radiology
Research Vice President, Richard Ehman, MD, from the Mayo Clinic
introduced Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-
MN), a long-time champion for research.
Sen. Klobuchar spoke about the need for
America to re-commit to an innovation
economy, led by the National Institutes of
Health (NIH). Mr. Arthur Cassano, a
Francis Collins, MD, PhD visits with Q.Y. Ma, PhD
patient advocate who survived a brain
CEO of TIME MEDICAL Systems
aneurysm due to a timely and advanced
imaging diagnosis, then provided personal testimony about his own survival thanks to
the radiologists at the University of Virginia. Mr. Cassano passionately called on
policymakers to raise the level of support for life sciences research, and to consider his
story as an example of how research is literally saving lives and reducing long-term care.

The keynote speaker for the event was the Director of the National Institutes of Health,
Senator Amy Klobuchar Dr. Francis Collins, MD, PhD. Dr. Collins highlighted some of the recent
(D-MN)
 accomplishments from imaging researchers,
such as using CT to help diagnose Alzheimer’s

“The CIBR annual disease and the success of the National Lung
Cancer Screening Trial. The Director also
described his vision for a proposed new center
imaging showcase is at NIH, the National Center for Advancing
Translation Sciences (NCATS), and delineated
an opportunity for how advanced imaging techniques can expedite
our audience promising new treatments for patients. He
concluded by encouraging congressional
to hear collectively support for research so that it remains a
from all members of national priority, particularly at a time when so
much basic science is being translated into
the imaging actual treatments and cures.
Francis Collins, MD, PhD
community in one The President of the Academy of Radiology

setting, and to Research, Steven Seltzer, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston,
closed by applauding Dr. Collins’s vision and leadership, and promised that the
develop a more imaging community is ready and willing to help bring faster cures to patients.

complete vision of the Overall, approximately 300 attendees included a mix of Senators,

impact imaging Representatives, staff, patient advocates, industry, academic leadership and
NIH staff. Attendance was more than double from 2010.
technology The following CIBR Members participated as part of the imaging impacts
has on patient care.” display areas:

Agfa HealthCare Corporation National Patient Advocate

– Renee Cruea, MPA, Alliance for Aging Research Foundation
Are You Dense, Inc. National Stroke Association
President, CIBR Brain Aneurysm Foundation Nuance Healthcare
Brigham and Women's Radiology Philips Healthcare
Colon Cancer Alliance Siemens Healthcare
Emory Radiology Society for Pediatric Radiology
FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA Society for Women's Health
GE Healthcare Research
Hip Hop Stroke TIME MEDICAL Systems, Inc.
Johns Hopkins Radiology Toshiba Medical Research Institute
Lung Cancer Alliance UCSD Radiology
Mayo Clinic Radiology Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Family
Medicalis Corporation Alliance
National Alliance for Eye and ZERO- the Project to End Prostate
Vision Research Cancer

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