Prospects of nuclear medical quantum imaging in comparison to optical imaging

Abstract

Nuclear medicine is a powerful clinical diagnostic tool for early cancer detection and characterization. In this review, we explore the potential of future nuclear medical imaging technology using MeV photons compared to advanced optical imaging technology employing eV photons. Specifically, we discuss three main topics within the framework of the MeV energy regime: (1) Multi-color and multi-wavelength imaging, (2) molecular interaction imaging with a quantum sensor, and (3) imaging enhancement utilizing quantum entanglement features.