Molecular Imaging

In recent years, molecular imaging techniques have grown to be invaluable tools. In this book, expert researchers explore the latest advances in the field, describing a rich variety of practical procedures and methods for diverging imaging technologies.

In recent years, molecular imaging techniques have grown to be invaluable tools for molecular biology research and, to a more modest extent, clinical medicine. In Molecular Imaging: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers explore the latest advances in the field, describing a rich variety of practical procedures and methods for diverging imaging technologies. Chapters are divided into sections that cover the imaging of basic molecular and biochemical events, imaging in pre-clinical settings, and imaging in clinical settings. Composed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, each chapter contains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Comprehensive and ground-breaking, Molecular Imaging: Methods and Protocols is an essential handbook for students, established practitioners, and research fellows alike.

Offers cutting edge methods for imaging in different settings Includes imaging of basic molecular and biochemical events Includes novel imaging probes and methods for both pre-clinical and clinical imaging Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) Imaging in Plant Seedlings and Mammalian Cells.- Luciferase Protein Complementation Assays for Bioluminescence Imaging of Cells and Mice.- Hybrid Raman-Fluorescence Microscopy on Single Cells using Quantum Dots.- Labeling of Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Bioconjugated Quatum Dots.- Quantification of miRNA abundance in single cells using locked nucleic acid-FISH and enzyme labeled fluorescence.- Imaging Fate of Stem Cells at a Cellular Resolution in the Brains of Mice.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Inflamation using Microparticles of Iron Oxide.- Optical Characterization of Arterial Apoptosis.- Intravital Near-Infrared Fluorescence Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerosis.- MR Imaging of Transplanted Stem Cells in Myocardial Infarction.- In Vivo Imaging of the Dynamics of Different Variants of EGFR in Glioblastomas.- Fluorescence lifetime-based optical molecular imaging.- PET maging of avb3 Integrins in Cancer Patients.- Quantitative Approaches to Amyloid Imaging.- Molecular imaging of myocardial remodeling after infarction.- Dual-radionuclide Brain SPECT for the Differential Diagnosis of Parkinsonism.