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Molecular Imaging

Molecular imaging
by Wouter Vogel
Visualizing specific molecules inside the body is known as molecular imaging. The visible distribution and flow of these molecules allows evaluation of physiological processes in organs and cells, and of many diseases.
 

• Introduction
• Detectable molecules
• Unadapted tracers
• Substitution tracers
• Labeled tracers
• Dectection methods
• Computed tomography (CT)
• Ultrasound (US)
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Fluorescence imaging
• Nuclear medicine
• Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
• Choosing a technique
• Sensitivity
• Image resolution
• Time resolution
• Contrast resolution
• Quantification
• Scan range
• Radiation exposure
• Cost of imaging
• Multimodality imaging
• Multimodality molecular imaging
• Conclusion

Featured on : 2008-08-15

 
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