Oncologic PET/MRI, part 2: bone tumors, soft-tissue tumors, melanoma, and lymphoma

J Nucl Med. 2012 Aug;53(8):1244-52. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.112.109306. Epub 2012 Jul 10.

Abstract

With integrated whole-body PET/MRI, a novel metabolic-anatomic imaging technique recently has been introduced into clinical practice. This review addresses PET/MRI of bone tumors, soft-tissue sarcoma, melanoma, and lymphoma. If PET/MRI literature is not yet available for some types of tumors, potential indications are based on available PET/CT and MRI data. PET/MRI seems to be of benefit in T-staging of primary bone tumors and soft-tissue sarcomas. With regard to N-staging, PET/MRI can be considered similarly accurate to PET/CT when applied as a whole-body staging approach. M-staging will benefit from MRI accuracy in the brain, the liver, and bone.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology