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  • Medical Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Image-Guided Interventions

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  • Increasing demand for integrated diagnostic information from in vivo imaging.
  • Need for advanced techniques in nuclear medicine and interventional radiology.
  • Limitations of single-modality imaging in complex diagnostic scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive review of multimodality imaging techniques in nuclear medicine.
  • To evaluate commercially available and investigative hardware and software platforms.
  • To outline the advantages and limitations of these integrated imaging approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Review of multimodality imaging techniques, focusing on nuclear medicine.
  • Inclusion of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with ultrasound.
  • Inclusion of MRI combined with stereotactic methods for image-guided biopsies and neurosurgery.

Main Results:

  • Detailed overview of MRI-ultrasound and MRI-stereotactic applications in image-guided procedures.
  • Critical evaluation of hardware- and software-based platforms for multimodality imaging.
  • Identification of specific advantages and limitations for each evaluated platform.

Conclusions:

  • Multimodality imaging offers enhanced diagnostic capabilities by integrating information from different modalities.
  • The reviewed techniques and platforms show significant potential for improving image-guided breast biopsies and neurosurgery.
  • Further development and critical assessment of platforms are crucial for optimizing clinical applications.