Oncology and Radiology

Molecular Imaging Methodology

Molecular imaging is a field of medical imaging that focuses on imaging molecules of medical interest and it enables the visualisation of the cellular function .The multiple and numerous potentialities of this field are applicable to the diagnosis of diseases that are cancer, neurological and cardiovascular diseases. This technique also contributes to improving the treatment of these disorders by optimizing the pre-clinical and clinical tests of new medication. This is in contrast to conventional methods for obtaining molecular information from preserved tissue samples, such as histology.