Thoracic Imaging 2003 - Society of Thoracic Radiology

NIBIB Update for Thoracic Radiology
Richard E. Swaja, Ph.D.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institutes of Health
The mission of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging
and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) is to support research and training that will advance the
fields of biomedical imaging and bioengineering with the objective
of improving human health and addressing healthcare
issues. The NIBIB offers a variety of biomedical imaging
research funding opportunities that are based on input from the
biomedical community and can be applied to thoracic radiology.
This presentation will review the history and status of the
Institute and will describe the bases of current NIBIB biomed-
ical imaging research programs, technical focus areas, current
funding opportunities, and near-future plans. Bases of the programs
include recent workshops aimed at obtaining community
input for bioimaging research needs and larger symposia conducted
in conjunction with other NIH institutes and centers.
Current funding opportunities include solicitations related to
optical technologies, biomedical imaging technologies and systems,
imaging informatics, image-guided interventions, and
low-cost imaging equipment and techniques. Near-future
directions of NIBIB imaging programs will be briefly discussed.
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