Open AccessMultimodality imaging in nanomedicine and nanotheranostics
Author(s) -
Xue Li,
Xue Li,
Xuening Zhang,
Xiaodong Li,
Jin Chang,
Xuening Zhang,
Xiaodong Li,
Jin Chang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cancer biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.517
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2095-3941
DOI - 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2016.0055
Subject(s) - nanomedicine , multimodality , medical imaging , magnetic resonance imaging , positron emission tomography , modality (human–computer interaction) , medical physics , imaging technology , medicine , radiology , nanotechnology , computer science , materials science , nanoparticle , artificial intelligence , world wide web
Accurate diagnosis of tumors needs much detailed information. However, available single imaging modality cannot provide complete or comprehensive data. Nanomedicine is the application of nanotechnology to medicine, and multimodality imaging based on nanoparticles has been receiving extensive attention. This new hybrid imaging technology could provide complementary information from different imaging modalities using only a single injection of contrast agent. In this review, we introduce recent developments in multifunctional nanoparticles and their biomedical applications to multimodal imaging and theragnosis as nanomedicine. Most of the reviewed studies are based on the intrinsic properties of nanoparticles and their application in clinical imaging technology. The imaging techniques include positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, optical imaging, and ultrasound imaging.