Molecular Imaging Techniques

Level of Detail provided

Molecular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Molecular

Optical Bioluminescence/Fluorescence

Physiological

Targeted Ultrasound

Physiological

Single Positron Emission Tomography (SPECT)

Molecular (Detailed)

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)  

Molecular (Detailed)

 Magnetoresistance probe (MR)

Molecular

Information taken from reference [24,36].

Table 2: Table of Molecular Imaging techniques, relative level of detail and example biomarkers.