PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Solomon, Stephen B.
AU  - Cornelis, Francois
TI  - Interventional Molecular Imaging
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.115.161190
DP  - 2016 Apr 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 493--496
VI  - 57
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/57/4/493.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/57/4/493.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2016 Apr 01; 57
AB  - Although molecular imaging has had a dramatic impact on diagnostic imaging, it has only recently begun to be integrated into interventional procedures. Its significant impact is attributed to its ability to provide noninvasive, physiologic information that supplements conventional morphologic imaging. The four major interventional opportunities for molecular imaging are, first, to provide guidance to localize a target; second, to provide tissue analysis to confirm that the target has been reached; third, to provide in-room, posttherapy assessment; and fourth, to deliver targeted therapeutics. With improved understanding and application of 18F-FDG, as well as the addition of new molecular probes beyond 18F-FDG, the future holds significant promise for the expansion of molecular imaging into the realm of interventional procedures.