Multimodal image fusion is the development direction of medical imaging in the future
MA Lianting
XIANG Weichu
LYU Fuqun
YANG Ming
LI Jun
PAN Li
HUANG He
QIN Jie
AN Xuefeng
XIE Tianhao
Abstract：With the innovation of medical imaging equipment(such as CT,MRI,DSA,PET-CT,etc.)and the realiza-tion of digital imaging technology,conditions and possibilities have been created for medical image fusion.Currently,hospitals at or above the county level in China are equipped with these digital imaging devices,providing the foundation for conducting mu ltimodal image fusion.However,in most hospitals and specialized disciplines,especially in tertiary Grade A hospitals,this new technology—which aids in improving diagnostic accuracy—has not yet been widely adopted.The reasons for this are two-fold:first,there is a perception issue,where it is believed that single imaging modalities such as CT,MRI,or DSA are sufficient for clear diagnosis,and due to busy workloads,there is reluctance to invest additional time in further work;second,when pur-chasing DSA machines(or due to budget constraints),postprocessing workstations and corresponding multimodal image fusion software were not acquired.As a result,most hospitals and specialties have not implemented this diagnostic technology that benefits patients.With the development of multimodal medical image fusion technology,new medical terms and concepts related to it have emerged.To facilitate academic exchange,paper writing,and monograph compilation,we have studied and collected relevant materials for reference.
Keywords：medical imagingmultimodal image fusionprecise diagnosis
Publication Date：2026-01-25
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-16(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 1-6 )