Molecular imaging: its application in cardiovascular diagnosis.
The emerging field of molecular and genomic imaging is providing new opportunities to visualize and quantify the biology of living organisms. To reach such goal all the major imaging modalities concur to this new field, each with its mechanism for generating contrast and with its spatial resolution and specificity. This review deals with a brief introduction to the molecular imaging principles and reports on the state-of-the-art in cardiovascular disease.
Landini
Luigi
L
Dept. of Information Engineering University of Pise, Italy. llandini@ifc.cnr.it
Santarelli
Maria Filomena
MF
Positano
Vincenzo
V
Leone
Aurelio
A
D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*