Download or read book Imaging in Drug Discovery and Early Clinical Trials written by Markus Rudin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-07-11 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph examines the contribution of imaging modalities to the stages of drug discovery and development, from early target validation to their use in clinical development programs. Chapters are devoted to the description of the drug discovery process, to the various imaging modalities preclinically and clinically, to applications of imaging during the optimization of a lead compound, addressing issues such as bioavailability and efficacy, and during drug safety evaluation.