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PET/MRI

PET combined with MRI instead of CT, giving biology plus the best soft-tissue detail, at lower radiation dose.

Valuable in paediatrics, brain tumours, prostate, and pelvic cancers. Limited by cost and scanner availability; attenuation correction is harder than with CT.

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Detector ring · Tracer uptake · 511 keV photon pair · MRI bore

How it works

PET and MRI are acquired simultaneously or sequentially with MR-compatible detectors.

Strengths
  • Lower radiation
  • Superior soft tissue
Limitations
  • Expensive, few scanners
  • Long acquisition
Since
2010

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Literature trend263 papers in the last 12 months+22% vs prior 12How this is computed
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Query for this technology: (TITLE:"PET/MRI" OR ABSTRACT:"PET/MRI" OR TITLE:"PET-MRI" OR ABSTRACT:"PET-MRI") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about PET/MRI, not a curated reading list.

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