The Role of Molecular Imaging in Personalized Medicine

• Published in: Journal of personalized medicine Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 369
• Main Authors: Salih, Suliman, Elliyanti, Aisyah, Alkatheeri, Ajnas, AlYafei, Fatima, Almarri, Bashayer, Khan, Hasina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 19-02-2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Cancer therapies; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Collaboration; Contrast agents; Disease; Disease susceptibility; Drug delivery systems; Efficiency; Genetic engineering; Health care; Homeopathy; Lipids; Materia medica and therapeutics; Medical research; Medical treatment; Medicine, Experimental; Morphology; Mortality; Patients; Perflutren; Precision medicine; Radiation; Review; Therapeutics; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging; precision medicine; radionuclides; nuclear imaging; molecular imaging
• ISSN: 2075-4426; 2075-4426
• DOI: 10.3390/jpm13020369

The concept of personalized medicine refers to the tailoring of medical treatment to each patient's unique characteristics. Scientific advancements have led to a better understanding of how a person's unique molecular and genetic profile makes them susceptible to certain diseases. It provides individualized medical treatments that will be safe and effective for each patient. Molecular imaging modalities play an essential role in this aspect. They are used widely in screening, detection and diagnosis, treatment, assessing disease heterogeneity and progression planning, molecular characteristics, and long-term follow-up. In contrast to conventional imaging approaches, molecular imaging techniques approach images as the knowledge that can be processed, allowing for the collection of relevant knowledge in addition to the evaluation of enormous patient groups. This review presents the fundamental role of molecular imaging modalities in personalized medicine.