Abstract
Medical imaging is the process of creating visual pictures of the inside of the human body for diagnostic and treatment purposes. This article provides an overview about different types of medical imaging. Each technique is used in different circumstances. There is no single method available that eliminates the risks while maintaining benefits of imaging. Furthermore, as a perspective, recent technical innovations such as sonogenetics that combines the advantage of ultrasound and genetic engineering via sonosensitive mediators for non-invasively modulate cellular functions with the potential application in disease treatment and management is also discussed.
Keywords
Medical imaging, Ultrasound, Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound, Optogenetics, Sonogenetics, Sonosensitive mediators, Expression vector, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor, Muscle LIM protein