Signal Processing for Molecular Imaging

Organizers: Charles Bouman, Kevin Webb (Purdue University), Rick Millane (Univ. Canterbury, NZ), Jong C. Ye (KAIST)

Molecular imaging is a new field in which novel biochemical tracers are combined with sophisticated sensing modalities to perform in vivo imaging of genetic and molecular information in animals and humans. The imaging systems of interests include existing modalities such as positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and electron/optical microscopy, as well as emerging modalities such as fluorescence optical imaging. In contrast to the classical diagnostic imaging tools which image the end effects of the diseases, advancements arising from molecular imaging research can enhance our knowledge of biological phenomena, monitor the genetic expression and the alteration of cells, and lead to earlier detection of diseases. With the emergence of exotic molecular probes, molecular imaging has emerged as a very important topic in biochemistry.

Overview lecture:
  Authors: Jong C. Ye (KAIST), Charles Bouman, Kevin Webb (Purdue University), Rick Millane (Univ. of Canterbury)
  Title: In Vivo Optical Molecular Imaging: Principle and Signal Processing Issues

Regular lectures:

• Title: Improvements in Lesion Detection with Time of Flight PET for Molecular Imaging
  Authors: Ravindra Manjeshwar. Yiping Shao and Floris Jansen (GE Global Research)
• Title: Ultrasonic Techniques for Molecular Imaging
  Author: Christopher Hall (Philips Research)
• Title: Computing the 3-D structure of viruses from electron microscope images
  Authors: Junghoon Lee and Peter C. Doerschuk (Purdue University)
• Title: Cellular Imaging-based Biological Analysis for Molecular Diagnostics and Drug Target Development
  Authors: Desok Kim (Information Communication University, Korea) and Young Il Yeom (KRIBB, Korea)
• Title: Early Photon Optical Tomography
  Author: Vasilis Ntziachristos (MGH)