The new frontiers of multimodality and multi-isotope imaging

Babak Behnam Azad; Sridhar Nimmagadda

doi:10.1117/12.2051258

5 June 2014 The new frontiers of multimodality and multi-isotope imaging

Proceedings Volume 9083, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications VI; 908326 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2051258
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Technological advances in imaging systems and the development of target specific imaging tracers has been rapidly growing over the past two decades. Recent progress in “all-in-one” imaging systems that allow for automated image coregistration has significantly added to the growth of this field. These developments include ultra high resolution PET and SPECT scanners that can be integrated with CT or MR resulting in PET/CT, SPECT/CT, SPECT/PET and PET/MRI scanners for simultaneous high resolution high sensitivity anatomical and functional imaging. These technological developments have also resulted in drastic enhancements in image quality and acquisition time while eliminating cross compatibility issues between modalities. Furthermore, the most cutting edge technology, though mostly preclinical, also allows for simultaneous multimodality multi-isotope image acquisition and image reconstruction based on radioisotope decay characteristics. These scientific advances, in conjunction with the explosion in the development of highly specific multimodality molecular imaging agents, may aid in realizing simultaneous imaging of multiple biological processes and pave the way towards more efficient diagnosis and improved patient care.

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Babak Behnam Azad and Sridhar Nimmagadda "The new frontiers of multimodality and multi-isotope imaging ", Proc. SPIE 9083, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications VI, 908326 (5 June 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2051258

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