Optical imaging of radioisotopes: A novel multimodal approach to molecular imaging

Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 280-290

  Spinelli, A E ^a   Marengo, M ^b   Calandrino, R ^a   Sbarbati, A ^c   Boschi, F ^c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic radiation; Molecular imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

ACTINIUM 225; AMERICIUM 241; COPPER 64; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; INDOCYANINE GREEN; IODINE 124; IODINE 131; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PHOSPHORUS 32; PROTOPORPHYRIN; QUANTUM DOT; RADIOISOTOPE; SODIUM FLUORIDE F 18; SODIUM IODIDE I 131;

ALGORITHM; ALPHA RADIATION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CERENKOV RADIATION; DRUG UPTAKE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON BEAM; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RADIATION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LUMINESCENCE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTON; PLANAR CERENKOV LUMINESCENCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOISOTOPE DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; OPTICAL PROCESSES; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 84865316514     PISSN: 18244785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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