Molecular Imaging

"Molecular Imaging" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The use of molecularly targeted imaging probes to localize and/or monitor biochemical and cellular processes via various imaging modalities that include RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; and MICROSCOPY.

Descriptor ID	D057054
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.350.557 E05.601.555
Concept/Terms	Molecular Imaging Molecular Imaging Imaging, Molecular

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Molecular Imaging".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
Molecular Imaging [E01.370.350.557]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Molecular Probe Techniques [E05.601]
Molecular Imaging [E05.601.555]

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Bar chart showing 42 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2010	3	0	3
2011	3	1	4
2012	1	2	3
2013	1	2	3
2015	4	2	6
2016	3	2	5
2017	2	1	3
2018	1	0	1
2019	2	2	4
2020	0	1	1
2021	3	0	3
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	2	1	3
2025	0	1	1

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Ghonim M, Ghonim M, Kim Redden HW, Gharavi D, Mamidi RS, Patel DA, Mirbod M, Revheim ME, Werner TJ, Newberg AB, Alavi A, Ayubcha C. Structural and Molecular Imaging of Aging Brain: A Focus on MR Imaging and PET Modalities. PET Clin. 2025 Jan; 20(1):67-88.

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Klinkhammer BM, Ay I, Caravan P, Caroli A, Boor P. Advances in Molecular Imaging of Kidney Diseases. Nephron. 2025; 149(3):149-159.

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Xu W, Langhans SA, Johnson DK, Stauff E, Kandula VVR, Kecskemethy HH, Averill LW, Yue X. Radiotracers for Molecular Imaging of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Aug 30; 25(17).

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Intenzo C, Colarossi D. Invited Commentary: Molecular Imaging of Parkinsonian Syndromes. Radiographics. 2024 02; 44(2):e230233.

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Kennedy GT, Azari FS, Chang A, Nadeem B, Bernstein E, Segil A, Din A, Desphande C, Okusanya O, Keating J, Predina J, Newton A, Kucharczuk JC, Singhal S. Single-institution experience of 500 pulmonary resections guided by intraoperative molecular imaging. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 06; 165(6):1928-1938.e1.

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Kennedy GT, Azari FS, Chang A, Nadeem B, Bernstein E, Segil A, Din A, Marfatia I, Desphande C, Okusanya O, Keating J, Predina J, Newton A, Kucharczuk JC, Singhal S. Comparative Experience of Short-wavelength Versus Long-wavelength Fluorophores for Intraoperative Molecular Imaging of Lung Cancer. Ann Surg. 2022 10 01; 276(4):711-719.

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Klinkhammer BM, Lammers T, Mottaghy FM, Kiessling F, Floege J, Boor P. Non-invasive molecular imaging of kidney diseases. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2021 Oct; 17(10):688-703.

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Sorrells JE, Martin EM, Aksamitiene E, Mukherjee P, Alex A, Chaney EJ, Marjanovic M, Boppart SA. Label-free characterization of single extracellular vesicles using two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy of NAD(P)H. Sci Rep. 2021 02 08; 11(1):3308.

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Debnath A, Gupta RK, Reddy R, Singh A. Effect of offset-frequency step size and interpolation methods on chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI computation in human brain. NMR Biomed. 2021 04; 34(4):e4468.

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Shao Z, Lee BJ, Rouleau-Turcotte ?, Langelier MF, Lin X, Estes VM, Pascal JM, Zha S. Clinical PARP inhibitors do not abrogate PARP1 exchange at DNA damage sites in vivo. Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 09 25; 48(17):9694-9709.

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