Molecular imaging perspectives

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 133-144

  Cassidy, Paul J ^a   Radda, George K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Imaging techniques; Molecular imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL;

EID: 33747067712     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2005.0040     Document Type: Review

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