Following the series of previously conducted symposia on dedicated medical imaging instrumentation and applications, in 2024 we organised the 8th issue of this event in Livorno, Italy. This series of "Mediterranean Thematic Workshop in Advanced Molecular Imaging”, also known as MEDAMI had started in 2004. The focus in 2024 is on Inflammation and Infection covering all relevant aspects of Molecular Imaging including but not limited to clinical and preclinical applications, new radiotracers, new acquisition protocols and development of appropriate instrumentation. This proposed Research Topic will complement the symposium and will extend the invitation for article submission to the entire community.

The research topic aims at providing a unique platform for addressing the role of molecular imaging in infection and inflammation. The topic intends to foster synergistic interactions between cutting-edge clinical practice, and the latest research and technical developments from medical, clinical, preclinical, molecular, and instrumentation perspectives. Stakeholders from academia, medical institutions and organizations, regulatory agencies, and industry have an opportunity to explore the current bottlenecks that need to be addressed and provide strategic directions of molecular imaging for alleviating these and enhancing detection and treatment of inflammatory and/or infectious diseases.

We invite research or review contributions in the following areas:

• Molecular imaging of inflammation and infection in research and clinical practice.
• Advances in multimodality imaging to increase our understanding of the inflammation’s role in healthy and diseased tissue.
• Role of high sensitivity / total-body scanners in imaging infection and inflammation.
• Role of dynamic imaging in separating inflammation from infection and other diseases.
• Technical advances in radiomic analysis for detecting inflammation and infection.
• Relevant tracers for inflammation and infection.
• Can artificial intelligence contribute to molecular imaging of Inflammation and Infection?
• Data harmonization and standardization.
• The role of molecular imaging in fast precision therapy of inflammation and infection.
• Role of animal models in the Investigation of inflammatory processes and infectious diseases.
• Is there need for higher resolution or lower cost scanners for accessibility to a broader global community, including developing countries?

Are you interested in contributing a manuscript to this Research Topic?

Inflammation and Infection Imaging with PET and SPECT