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Molecular imaging for pediatric lung diseases
Author(s) -
Richard JeanChristophe,
Chen Delphine L.,
Ferkol Tom,
Schuster Daniel P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.20024
Subject(s) - molecular imaging , medicine , cystic fibrosis , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology , gene transfer , medical physics , computational biology , radiology , gene , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , in vivo
Molecular imaging is a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field that combines advances in contrast agent development, instrumentation, and molecular/cell biology to follow cellular and sub‐cellular events in intact organisms. Platforms for molecular imaging include radionuclide‐based methods, optical methods, and magnetic resonance. To date, molecular imaging studies of the lungs have been used to monitor the effectiveness of gene transfer, neutrophilic inflammation, and cell trafficking. Eventually, the goal will be to translate these new techniques to clinical settings such as cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2004; 37:286–296. © 2004 Wiely‐Liss, Inc.