Molecular Imaging: a Novel Tool To Visualize Pathogenesis of Infections In Situ

Abstract

Molecular imaging is an emerging technology that enables the noninvasive visualization, characterization, and quantification of molecular events within living subjects. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a clinically available molecular imaging tool with significant potential to study pathogenesis of infections in humans.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 29, 2019
Source ID
10.1128/mbio.00317-19

Entities

People

  • Alvaro A Ordonez
  • Camilo A Ruiz-Bedoya
  • Elizabeth W Tucker
  • Oren Gordon
  • Sanjay K Jain

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Medical Imaging.