Systems diagnostics: the systems approach to molecular imaging.
OBJECTIVE
Molecular imaging has emerged as a powerful technology that has already changed the practice of modern medicine. During this same period, the monumental genome project has sequenced man's entire genetic content. Now the postgenomic aim is to understand the dynamic interactions of the encoded components and their regulatory mechanisms.


CONCLUSIONS
Molecular imaging is well positioned to play a major role in this massive effort as we move toward a comprehensive paradigm for assessing health and disease.
Lee
Daniel Y
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Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Division, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, 6565 Fannin St., MB1-066, Houston, TX 77030, USA. dlee@tmhs.org
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King C P
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D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D015336:Molecular Probe Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D049490:Systems Biology