Advanced imaging techniques are a group of cutting-edge methods and technologies that are used to observe and study objects, chemicals, or biological structures in greater detail and with higher resolution than traditional imaging methods. These methods have applications in medicine, biology, materials science, and physics.
Here are some examples of advanced imaging techniques:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Functional MRI (fMRI): Maps brain activity by measuring changes in blood flow.
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI): This imaging technique visualizes white matter tracts in the brain.
MRS (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy): This technique provides chemical information about tissues.
Computed Tomography (CT):
Dual-Energy CT: Determines the energy absorption of different materials.
Cone Beam CT: A 3D imaging technique used in dentistry and orthopedics.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET): A hybrid imaging technique that combines PET with CT (PET-CT) or MRI (PET-MRI).It is used to investigate metabolic and functional processes in the body.
Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT): This technique is similar to PET, except it employs different radioactive tracers.
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS): Improves image quality by using microbubble contrast agents.
Elastography: A technique for measuring tissue stiffness that can be used to diagnose liver fibrosis and breast lesions.
Optical imaging:
Confocal Microscopy: This technique generates high-resolution 3D images of biological specimens.
Multiphoton Microscopy: Enables deep tissue imaging while causing little photodamage.
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): A high-resolution imaging technique used in ophthalmology and dermatology.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR): Solid-State NMR: Investigates the atomic structure of solid materials.
Electron Microscopy :
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): This technique produces ultra-high-resolution images of thin sections of specimens.
SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy): Creates 3D pictures of specimen surfaces.
X-ray Imaging:
Phase-Contrast Soft tissue contrast in X-ray pictures is improved.
X-ray Fluorescence (XRF): Maps the element distribution in a sample.
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS): This technique measures variations in blood oxygenation in the brain and is valuable for cognitive research.
Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) and Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy (STED) provide sub-diffraction-limit resolution.
Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI): High-contrast imaging with superparamagnetic nanoparticles, primarily in preclinical research.
Elastography: A technique for measuring tissue stiffness in order to diagnose various disorders such as liver fibrosis and breast cancer.
Cryo-Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM): A technique for examining the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules like proteins and viruses at near-atomic resolution.
MSI (Mass Spectrometry Imaging): This technique combines mass spectrometry with spatial data to map the distribution of molecules in tissues.
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