{"title":"Molecular Imaging: A Convergence of Technologies","authors":"M. Jackson","doi":"10.1109/ICMENS.2004.100","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"While novel diagnostic techniques are undoubtedly required for improved healthcare, it is unlikely that a single diagnostic tool will meet current demands for diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for a broad range of diseases. Integration of complementary tools will afford significant improvements, but it is likely that instrumental limitations will still hamper diagnostic accuracy. A combination of advanced imaging strategies and novel, disease specific molecular beacons may offer a way forward.","PeriodicalId":344661,"journal":{"name":"2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems (ICMENS'04)","volume":"54 24","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2004-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems (ICMENS'04)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMENS.2004.100","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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While novel diagnostic techniques are undoubtedly required for improved healthcare, it is unlikely that a single diagnostic tool will meet current demands for diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for a broad range of diseases. Integration of complementary tools will afford significant improvements, but it is likely that instrumental limitations will still hamper diagnostic accuracy. A combination of advanced imaging strategies and novel, disease specific molecular beacons may offer a way forward.