Multimodal Molecular Imaging In Vivo

Abstract

In medical research and practice, imaging is now playing a crucial role. With rapidly developing molecular imaging, the role of in vivo imaging is expected to expand much more. In molecular imaging, one of the recent trends is multimodal imaging, which theoretically combines all the strengths of each imaging modality and consequently provides synergism. For this, many multimodal imaging probes have been developed so far. However, multimodal probe imaging is different from simple fusion images using multimodal imaging instruments. To maximize the effectiveness of multimodal in vivo imaging, practical application methods and delicate design of imaging probes are essential. Here, imaging instruments and probes for multimodal in vivo imaging are briefly reviewed and practical application is discussed.