Title: Molecular Imaging:An Important Tool and a Main Route for Translational Medicine
Abstract: The gap between basic medical research and clinical application becomes more and more prominent,and translational medicine emerges as a bridge between them.Recently,translational medicine is undergoing an incredible growth in the developed countries,especially in Europe and United States of America.In China,translational medicine is considered as one of the main topics in the national 12th Five-Year Plan.Meanwhile,being the hybrid of modern molecular biology and advanced medical imaging technology,molecular imaging holds the ability of both qualitative and quantitative investigation of biochemistry changes in vivo,and it's an important tool that can directly translate preclinical research outcomes into clinical use.Molecular imaging is playing an increasing significant role not only in the research of disease etiopathology,progression,and turnover,but also in new drug research,development,and evaluation,as well as in the translation of new technologies for molecular diagnosis and treatment.Therefore,molecular imaging is acting as an important route of translational medicine.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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