The current status and future prospects for molecular imaging-guided precision surgery.

ABSTRACT: Molecular imaging technologies are increasingly used to diagnose, monitor, and guide treatment of i.e., cancer. In this review, the current status and future prospects of the use of molecular imaging as an instrument to help realize precision surgery is addressed with focus on the main components that form the conceptual basis of intraoperative molecular imaging. Paramount for successful interventions is the relevance and accessibility of surgical targets. In addition, selection of the correct combination of imaging agents and modalities is critical to visualize both microscopic and bulk disease sites with high affinity and specificity. In this context developments within engineering/imaging physics continue to drive the growth of image-guided surgery. Particularly important herein is enha

SUBMITTER: Boekestijn I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9446692 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature