NCI cancer diagnostic imaging group would fund clinical, cost-effectiveness trials.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
NCI PROPOSAL FOR COLLABORATIVE CANCER IMAGING RESEARCH would fund a five-year cooperative agreement for a total projected cost of $22 mil. The National Cancer Institute proposal to help industry fund clinical trials of promising imaging techniques was approved by the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors on March 4. NCI expects funding to be available by fiscal year 1998 (beginning Oct. 1).