Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD): Evolution and Progress
Autor: | William C. Eckelman, Arvind Chopra, Anne E. Menkens, Liang Shan, Stephen H. Bryant, Martin Latterner, Kam Leung |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Diagnostic Imaging
Cancer Research MICAD Databases Factual education MEDLINE Contrast Media computer.software_genre Article User-Computer Interface Upload Medical imaging Animals Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging health care economics and organizations Internet Modality (human–computer interaction) Database business.industry computer.file_format Imaging agent Molecular Imaging Oncology Molecular Probes Database Management Systems business computer PubChem Comma-Separated Values |
Zdroj: | Molecular Imaging and Biology. 14:4-13 |
ISSN: | 1860-2002 1536-1632 |
Popis: | The purpose of writing this review is to showcase the Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD; www.micad.nlm.nih.gov ) to students, researchers, and clinical investigators interested in the different aspects of molecular imaging. This database provides freely accessible, current, online scientific information regarding molecular imaging (MI) probes and contrast agents (CA) used for positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray/computed tomography, optical imaging and ultrasound imaging. Detailed information on1,000 agents in MICAD is provided in a chapter format and can be accessed through PubMed. Lists containing4,250 unique MI probes and CAs published in peer-reviewed journals and agents approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as well as a comma separated values file summarizing all chapters in the database can be downloaded from the MICAD homepage. Users can search for agents in MICAD on the basis of imaging modality, source of signal/contrast, agent or target category, pre-clinical or clinical studies, and text words. Chapters in MICAD describe the chemical characteristics (structures linked to PubChem), the in vitro and in vivo activities, and other relevant information regarding an imaging agent. All references in the chapters have links to PubMed. A Supplemental Information Section in each chapter is available to share unpublished information regarding an agent. A Guest Author Program is available to facilitate rapid expansion of the database. Members of the imaging community registered with MICAD periodically receive an e-mail announcement (eAnnouncement) that lists new chapters uploaded to the database. Users of MICAD are encouraged to provide feedback, comments, or suggestions for further improvement of the database by writing to the editors at micad@nlm.nih.gov. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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