Theranostics: A combination of diagnostics and therapy

Theranostics describes the assimilation of diagnostics and therapeutics in the management of disease. Theranostic paradigm can assume that diagnostic test findings can specifically conclude whether a subject is probably to benefit from a defined therapy.

Here, nuclear medicine is preferably major to play a cardinal role by allowing visualization of molecular targets, in which can help targeted therapy and monitor the response using specific radionuclides.