Hybrid PET/MR in Cardiac Imaging

Elsa Hervier; Carl Glessgen; René Nkoulou; Jean François Deux; Jean-Paul Vallee; Dionysios Adamopoulos

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2023.04.008

Hybrid PET/MR in Cardiac Imaging

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2023 Nov;31(4):613-624. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2023.04.008. Epub 2023 Jun 25.

Authors

Elsa Hervier¹, Carl Glessgen², René Nkoulou¹, Jean François Deux², Jean-Paul Vallee², Dionysios Adamopoulos³

Affiliations

¹ Diagnostics Department, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4 street, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Diagnostics Department, Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4 street, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Department of Medical Specialties, Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4 street, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: dionysios.adamopoulos@hcuge.ch.

PMID: 37741645
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2023.04.008

Abstract

In the last few years, technological advances in MR imaging, PET detectors, and attenuation correction algorithms have allowed the creation of truly integrated PET/MR imaging systems, for both clinical and research applications. These machines allow a comprehensive investigation of cardiovascular diseases, by offering a wide variety of detailed anatomical and functional data in combination. Despite significant pathophysiologic mechanisms being clarified by this new data, its clinical relevance and prognostic significance have not been demonstrated yet.

Keywords: Cardiac MR imaging; Cardiac PET; Cardiovascular imaging; Ischemic heart disease; Nuclear cardiology; Sarcoidosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Relevance*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Positron-Emission Tomography