Subatomic turf wars. Molecular imaging holds the promise of personalized medicine, while pitting radiologists against oncologists, others over diagnostic role.
Molecular imaging is expanding radiologists' territory and holds the promise of personalizing treatment. But a turf war is looming over who has the diagnostic role-radiologists, oncologists or others. "We're talking about a whole new way of thinking in terms of diagnosing and treating diseases," David Rollo says.
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