RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 PET/MR Part 4: Clinical Applications of PET/MRI
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.121.263288
DO 10.2967/jnmt.121.263288
A1 Geoffrey M Currie
A1 Jose L Leon
A1 Elad Nevo
A1 Peter V Kamvosoulis
YR 2021
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2021/12/06/jnmt.121.263288.abstract
AB Position emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a hybrid modality provides novel imaging opportunities. While there are a very broad array of pathologies that could benefit from PET/MRI, there is only a narrow range of applications where benefit over standard care justifies the higher resource utilization and, in particular, offers a net positive trade-off over PET/CT. This benefit is generally associated with the omission of CT and the associated radiation dose from the patient workup. This manuscript provides a summary of the generally accepted clinical applications of PET/MRI in both adult and pediatric populations. While there are a number of potential applications and certainly exciting research that may expand applications in the future, the purpose of this paper was to focus on current, mainstream applications. This is the final manuscript in a four-part integrated series sponsored by the SNMMI-TS PET/MR Task Force in conjunction with the SNMMI-TS Publication Committee.