Advanced Isotopic Techniques for In Vivo Imaging
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2018) | Viewed by 8227
Special Issue Editor
HEAD of Radiochemistry, Clinical Imaging Research Centre (CIRC), A joint venture between A*STAR and National University of Singapore (NUS).
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Centre for Translational Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS).
Interests: preclinical and clinical molecular imaging; medicinal chemistry; radiochemistry; positron emission tomography; Fluorine-18; Carbon-11
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In vivo imaging encompasses a broad range of techniques and technologies that support the discovery and understanding of fundamental mechanisms of disease, disease pathologies and therapeutic efficacy of interventions, in both pre-clinical and clinical research. as well as in clinical practice. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Computed Tomography (CT) and, more recently, hybrid technologies, such as PET/CT and PET/MR, have transformed the capabilities of medical imaging and had a major impact on patient diagnosis and care.
Pre-clinical and clinical in vivo imaging provides scientists and clinicians with non-invasive visualisation of both biological structure and function/dysfunction and can be applied across a wide variety of disease states in oncology, neurology, cardiology and metabolic disease. Alongside the advances made in imaging technology, a particular strength across the spectrum of molecular imaging is the utilisation of highly specific probes and (radio)tracers that are able to target specific biochemical pathways, proteins, transporters and enzymes allowing for highly sensitive and selective visualisation of biological mechanisms.
Future advances in bioimaging will be contingent on the continued development of innovative chemical methodologies, whether through specific incorporation of isotopes, such as 13C and 15N, for dynamic nuclear hyperpolarisation (DNP) MR imaging, the radiolabelling of small molecules with 11C, 18F, the design of chelator chemistry for 157Gd, 68Ga, 89Zr, 99mTc, or the application bio-orthogonal chemical reactions. Advances in the chemistry of (radio)isotopes plays a crucial role in the expansion of the (radio)chemists’ toolbox and their ability to prepare evermore complex and specific molecular bioimaging markers to support the progression and increased capability of in vivo molecular imaging.
Dr. Edward G. Robins
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Molecular Imaging
- Bioimaging
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Fluorine-18
- Contrast Agent
- Radiotracer
- Radiopharmaceuticals
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