PET/MRI Methodology and Clinical Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Carrio, Ignasi (Editor), Ros, Pablo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Nuclear medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Nuclear Medicine.

PET/MRI is an exciting novel diagnostic imaging modality that combines the precise anatomic and physiologic information provided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the molecular data obtained with positron emission tomography (PET). PET/MRI offers the promise of a simplified work flow, reduced...

Table of Contents:

• PET/MR system design
• Image distortions in clinical PET/MR imaging
• Workflow and Practical Logistics
• MR-PET in Breast Cancer
• PET/MRI in Evaluating Lymphomas
• PET-MRI of the Liver
• PET/MR IN COLORECTAL CANCER PET/MR in Brain Imaging
• MR-PET in Cardiology
• Risks and safety aspects of MR-PET
• Health care costs and impacts.