| Literature DB >> 28250855 |
Hyun Woo Kwon1, Ann-Katharina Becker2, Jin Mo Goo3, Gi Jeong Cheon4.
Abstract
The recent advance in hybrid imaging techniques enables offering simultaneous positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in various clinical fields. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET has been widely used for diagnosis and evaluation of oncologic patients. The growing evidence from research and clinical experiences demonstrated that PET/MRI with FDG can provide comparable or superior diagnostic performance more than conventional radiological imaging such as computed tomography (CT), MRI or PET/CT in various cancers. Combined analysis using structural information and functional/molecular information of tumors can draw additional diagnostic information based on PET/MRI. Further studies including determination of the diagnostic efficacy, optimizing the examination protocol, and analysis of the hybrid imaging results is necessary for extending the FDG PET/MRI application in clinical oncology.Entities:
Keywords: FDG; Oncology; PET/MRI; Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging
Year: 2016 PMID: 28250855 PMCID: PMC5313459 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-016-0411-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucl Med Mol Imaging ISSN: 1869-3474