Molecular imaging: The latest generation of contrast agents and tissue characterization techniques.

Molecular Imaging technologies will have a profound impact on both basic research and clinical imaging in the near future. As the field covers many different specialties and scientific disciplines it is not possible to review all in a single article. In the current article we will turn our attention to those modalities that are either currently in use or in development for the medical imaging clinic. Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.