Beyond whole-body imaging: advanced imaging techniques of PET/MRI

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Feb;40(2):e88-95. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000567.

Abstract

PET/MRI is a hybrid imaging modality that is gaining clinical interest with the first Food and Drug Administration-approved simultaneous imaging system recently added to the clinical armamentarium. Several advanced PET/MRI applications, such as high-resolution anatomic imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging, motion correction, and cardiac imaging, show great potential for clinical use. The purpose of this article is to highlight several advanced PET/MRI applications through case examples and review of the current literature.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Imaging Techniques / methods
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Whole Body Imaging / methods*