Open AccessThe Year in Molecular Imaging
Author(s) -
Eric A. Osborn,
Farouc A. Jaffer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.09.009
Subject(s) - molecular imaging , in vivo , preclinical imaging , disease , medicine , modalities , medical imaging , personalized medicine , computational biology , medical physics , pathology , computer science , bioinformatics , biology , radiology , microbiology and biotechnology , social science , sociology
Molecular imaging aims to enable personalized medicine via imaging-specific molecular and cellular targets that are relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of disease. By providing in vivo readouts of biological detail, molecular imaging complements traditional anatomical imaging modalities to allow: 1) visualization of important disease-modulating molecules and cells in vivo; 2) serial investigations to image evolutionary changes in disease attributes; and 3) evaluation of the in vivo molecular effects of biotherapeutics. The added information garnered by molecular imaging can improve risk assessment and prognosticative studies, this is of particular benefit in the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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