Recent Advances in Molecular Imaging
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 317
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Molecular imaging has its roots in nuclear medicine, where radioactively labeled tracers were used in conjunction with imaging technologies to assist patient management. As suggested by its name, molecular imaging strives to depict noninvasive in vivo cellular and molecular pathways sensitively and specifically by uniting molecular biology with in vivo imaging. Its molecular contrast mechanism has since evolved from radio tracers to a plethora of contrast agents with the utilization of a variety of imaging modalities, such as optical bioimaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound imaging. Considerable research efforts have been focused in the following areas, including the synthesis and validation of labeling probes or contrast agents, the development of molecular imaging instrumentation for living subjects, the development of molecular imaging assays for investigating cellular events in living subjects, and the development of software tools for the visualization and analysis of molecular imaging data, all of which promote a better understanding of disease mechanisms and the development of molecular medicine. Rapid progress in the fundamentals and applications have made molecular imaging an important tool for biomedical research in recent years. However, many difficult challenges remain. Discussing these challenges in detail and illustrating recent progress and future directions, this Special Issue will collect high-quality, peer-reviewed, original research papers in the area of molecular imaging.
Dr. Qian Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular imaging
- optical bioimaging
- magnetic resonance imaging
- ultrasound imaging
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