Imaging and Diagnosis
technology : imaging and diagnosis
Deep Tissue Imaging
Monitoring tumor cell colonization, regression and elimination via light emission is a powerful potential advance in medical imaging. To date, non-invasive fluorescence and/or low light bioluminescence imaging have been the mainstay of preclinical imaging, yet these optical imaging modalities provide little data concerning organs or deep tissues. Optical imaging modalities are limited by light extinction in deep tissues and thus are best applied to small animal imaging and near-surface tissues.
Technologies such as MRI, SPECT, or PET imaging achieve a view at greater tissue depths or in larger animals and humans. Genelux scientists are designing viral and bacterial (live vector) constructs to use with MRI and PET for potential advances in deep tissue imaging.
PET Imaging
MR Imaging