| Literature DB >> 28431784 |
Ivo Rausch1, Harald H Quick2, Jacobo Cal-Gonzalez3, Bernhard Sattler4, Ronald Boellaard5, Thomas Beyer3.
Abstract
This paper highlights the origins of combined positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) whole-body systems that were first introduced for applications in humans in 2010. This text first covers basic aspects of each imaging modality before describing the technical and methodological challenges of combining PET and MRI within a single system. After several years of development, combined and even fully-integrated PET/MRI systems have become available and made their way into the clinic. This multi-modality imaging system lends itself to the advanced exploration of diseases to support personalized medicine in a long run. To that extent, this paper provides an introduction to PET/MRI methodology and important technical solutions.Entities:
Keywords: Attenuation correction; Imaging technics; Motion correction; PET/MRI; Partial volume correction
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28431784 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Radiol ISSN: 0720-048X Impact factor: 3.528