abstract:Molecular imaging originated from the field of radiopharmacology due to the need to better understand the fundamental molecular pathways inside organisms in a noninvasive manner.
Healthcare Systems, the largest division of GE Healthcare, consists of a broad portfolio of technology businesses including Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance, Ultrasound, Monitoring Solutions, MolecularImaging, X-Ray, Interventional, Life Support, and Home Health.
"The vast majority of women are capable of hearing this information and not freaking out, " says the Mayo Clinic's Dr. Rhodes, who is studying a new technology, Molecular Breast Imaging, that uses a tracer substance that makes cancer cells highly visible, and which she says shows promise in detecting cancers in dense breast tissue.
