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01.26.2010 -- Getting The Most From Preclinical Imaging

January 26, 2010

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Getting The Most From Preclinical Imaging
By Patrick McConville, Ph.D., Life Science Leader magazine
The pharmaceutical industry continues to actively adopt imaging technologies to accelerate the drug discovery process. Imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), computed tomography (CT), and in vivo optical imaging offer important and valuable improvements over traditional drug discovery methods.

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