ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- VirtualScopics' Dr. Edward Aston, VP of Product Development, is presenting at three medical conferences during the month of October. On October 24, he is presenting at the Third Annual Angiogenesis in Drug Discovery and Development Summit in Boston. His paper is titled "A System for Tumor Perfusion Assessment in Clinical Trials Using DCE- MRI." On October 27, he is speaking at the Medical Imaging for Clinical Trials Conference in Alexandria, Virginia, where he is conducting a three hour workshop "Using Imaging Platforms in Clinical Drug Development - Benefits, Techniques, and Potential Pitfalls." Then on October 28 he is giving a paper at MICCAI in Palm Springs, California. The paper is "Inter-Operator Variability in Perfusion Assessment of Tumors in MRI Using Automated AIF Detection."
Robert G. Klimasewski, President and CEO of VirtualScopics stated, "Ed's busy speaking schedule at three separate conferences in October demonstrates the industry-respected level of our technology. It is an honor to be asked to showcase the abilities of our service offerings to permit pharmaceutical and medical device industries a better return on their R & D investment."
About VirtualScopics, LLC
VirtualScopics, LLC is a leading provider of advanced medical image analysis services. The visionary company evolved from research first carried out at the University of Rochester Medical Center and School of Engineering. VirtualScopics has created a suite of image analysis tools used in detecting and analyzing specific structures in volumetric medical images, as well as characterizing minute changes in structures over time, providing vital information to support clinical trials and diagnostic applications. The firm's proprietary software algorithms can assemble hundreds of separate medical images taken during an MRI session into a single, three-dimensional model, bringing a new and previously unobtainable source of data to clinical researchers. For more information about VirtualScopics, visit http://www.virtualscopics.com .
CONTACT: Molly Henderson, CFO
585-249-6231 mollyhenderson@virtualscopics.com
VirtualScopics, LLCCONTACT: Molly Henderson, CFO of VirtualScopics, +1-585-249-6231, ormollyhenderson@virtualscopics.com
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