(MD ; Masters Radiology)

Department of Imaging

Nuclear Diagnostic Imaging Center

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Biography

Prof. Dr. Abdul Jalil Nordin received his medical degree in 1989 from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Masters Radiology in 1996 from Universiti Malaya. In 1997 he obtained fellowship in Nuclear Medicine from University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital and later another fellowship in PET CT from University of Zurich in 2008.

Prof. Abdul Jalil was with Ministry of Health Malaysia as radiologist from 1996 to 1999 and Pantai Specialist Medical Centre as consultant radiologist from 1999 to 2003. He then joined Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia as Senior Lecturer in 2003 and later was appointed as Deputy Dean (Academic) from 2009 for a year. He is currently serving as Director at Center for Diagnostic Nuclear Imaging, one of Center of Excellence in Universiti Putra Malaysia from 2010 where he helped in setting up PET CT facility under 9^th Malaysian Plan and currently working on setting up Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility under 10^th Malaysian Plan which should be completed in 2015. He was also a visiting fellow at numerous overseas universities and hospitals, including Milan Bicocca University, Milano, Italy; Medical University Salzburg, Austria; Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa University; Ospedale Monaldi, Napoli and Groningen University Hospital.

His research interests include radio nuclide imaging and molecular imaging, and is currently supervising 22 students including undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has received a number of awards including Best Oral Presenter from College Radiology Malaysia in 2010 and 2012; Gold Medal at Research Innovation Exhibition, UPM in 2009 and 2010; and Bronze Medal at Malaysian International Trade Exhibition (MTE) and MyExpo UPM in 2013. He has produced more than 100 publications in the medical imaging field and has successfully secured grants from national and international institutions over the years.

Abstract 

              Title : The evolving clinical role of Medical Imaging

The field of Medical Imaging evolved with many advanced features. The evolution is evident from initial discovery of X-ray in early 1900 , adapting new generation of computer system in the 1970s and incorporating digitization technology in the 1990s. The progress of imaging technology then, marked an important milestone achievement in clinical practice placing a major role for medical imaging in routine clinical procedure for diagnostic work up . The fundamental bio-physiology property of each modality is exploited in characterizing normal and diseased tissues . X-ray and sound wave interaction with matters in CT and ultrasound , proton magnetization in MR and in-vivo tissue uptake of isotopes in SPECTS and PET systems to be named a few . Recent imaging technology advancement is geared towards early detection of  anatomical and functional tissue alteration especially  in  cancer imaging.  The Computed Tomography (CT) , Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Nuclear Imaging systems are most common non invasive modality used in cancer imaging at initial staging and post-treatment monitoring. To increase the clinical value, mono-dality imaging system are now combined , integrating various modalities into a single hybrid system  with improved accuracy in cancer imaging . The success story is partly contributed by the discovery of 2-deoxy-2-(¹⁸F)fluoro-D-glucose  
 (¹⁸F-FDG) , a potential imaging bio-tracer in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging. Farther to this, the recent thera-nostic concept of medical imaging has created a new path in innovating the future role of medical imaging in molecular medicine . Perhaps, the future direction of clinical medical imaging will be directed toward the development of multifunctional nano-medical platforms for targeted imaging or simultaneous diagnosis and therapy including CT and MR where the therapeutic effect of drug delivery can be visualized during personalized therapy.

Keywords : Medical Imaging Technology ; PET ; CT ; MRI ; cancer imaging ; nano particles