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Molecular Imaging in Endoscopy
Author
Muguruma, Naoki The University of Tokushima KAKEN Search Researchers
Keywords
Gastrointestinal neoplasms
Technology
Molecular imaging
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
During the last decade, researchers have made great progress in the development of new image processing technologies for gastrointestinal endoscopy. However, diagnosis using conventional endoscopy with white light optical imaging is essentially limited, and ultimately, we still rely on the histopathological diagnosis from biopsy specimens. Molecular imaging represents the most novel imaging methods in medicine, and the future of endoscopic diagnosis is likely to be impacted by a combination of biomarkers and technology. Endoscopic molecular imaging can be defined as the visualization of molecular characteristics with endoscopy. These innovations will allow us not only to locate a tumor or dysplastic lesion but also to visualize its molecular characteristics and the activity of specific molecules and biological processes that affect tumor behavior and/or its response to therapy. In the near future, these promising technologies will play a central role in endoluminal oncology.
Journal Title
Clinical Endoscopy
ISSN
22342400
22342443
Publisher
Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume
46
Issue
6
Start Page
603
End Page
610
Published Date
2013-11-19
Rights
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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