Journal article
PET/MRI in the Upper Abdomen
Seminars in nuclear medicine, Vol.45(4), pp.282-292
07/01/2015
DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2015.03.002
PMID: 26050656
Abstract
PET/CT and contrast-enhanced CT have been considered the standard imaging modalities in the diagnosis of upper abdominal malignancies. PET/CT can be challenging in soft tissue delineation, especially in the upper abdomen. The recent development of PET/MRI for clinical use has shown promising results, with MRI providing superior soft tissue contrast and PET providing biochemical and metabolic information. Combined PET/MRI may allow simultaneous benefit in the assessment of patients in a single session, improving patient journey, lesion detectability, diagnostic performance, and prognostic information. PET/MRI also provides the ability for tissue characterization and reduces radiation exposure. The most powerful driver is PET, and the newer PET radiopharmaceuticals with the addition of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, diffusion-weighted imaging, and MR spectroscopy may increase the sensitivity and specificity of disease recognition and have clinical effect. In this article, we review the advantages and limitations of PET/MRI in upper abdominal malignancies. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- PET/MRI in the Upper Abdomen
- Creators
- Maria Gavra - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRizwan Syed - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFrancesco Fraioli - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAsim Afaq - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustJamshed Bomanji - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Seminars in nuclear medicine, Vol.45(4), pp.282-292
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2015.03.002
- PMID
- 26050656
- ISSN
- 0001-2998
- eISSN
- 1558-4623
- Number of pages
- 11
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984318689502771
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