PET/MRI in children

Sergios Gatidis; Benjamin Bender; Matthias Reimold; Jürgen F Schäfer

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.01.018

PET/MRI in children

Eur J Radiol. 2017 Sep:94:A64-A70. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.01.018. Epub 2017 Jan 21.

Authors

Sergios Gatidis¹, Benjamin Bender², Matthias Reimold³, Jürgen F Schäfer⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Tuebingen, Department of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Germany. Electronic address: sergios.gatidis@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
² University of Tuebingen, Department of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Germany.
³ University of Tuebingen, Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Germany.
⁴ University of Tuebingen, Department of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Germany.

PMID: 28131593
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.01.018

Abstract

During the past decade, combined PET/MRI has been translated from a basic technical concept to a clinical research tool and a clinically applied hybrid imaging modality. Numerous clinical and scientific applications have been proposed for this novel hybrid modality including oncologic, neurologic and cardiovascular imaging. Among these, PET/MRI in children has emerged as a key application, not only due to possible diagnostic advantages but also because of reduced radiation exposure compared to alternative techniques. A variety of clinical indications exists for the use of PET/MR imaging in children mainly in but not limited to the field of paediatric oncology. The purpose of this review article is to discuss possible applications of combined PET/MR in paediatric imaging and to illustrate these by presenting cases from clinical practice.

Keywords: Applications; Children; PET/MRI.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Pediatrics / methods*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*