Molecular Imaging - Institut Jules Bordet Instituut

Jules Bordet Instituut
Free University Brussels (ULB)
Patrick Flamen, MD, PhD

“Integrated Molecular Imaging in
Oncology using PET-CT (radiolabeled
peptides) and MRI (DCE-MRI and MRS).”
•Molecular Imaging: What ? Why ? How ?
Positron Emission Tomography
Functional MRI
•Integration
imaging information (PET-MRI)
translational and clinical research activities
Clinical team (nuc med / functional radiology)
•Radiolabeled biomarkers (peptides)
Ga68-labeling

The Ultimate Goal of Molecular Imaging
•Patient tailored medicine
To adapt the treatment to the patient specific
characteristics
»From : one treatment for all
»To: one patient one treatment
This requires the knowledge of the underlying
molecular defects of the cancer

Networking
> ULB (équipe cyclotron Erasme)
> Européen (Munich / Amsterdam)
+++ Multidisciplinarité +++

X-rays
CT MRI PET SPECT
Nuclear Medicine
Echography
Radiology
Spectrum of Medical imaging
STRUCTURAL / MORPHOLOGICAL METABOLIC / MOLECULAR