PET/MR imaging: current and future applications for cardiovascular disease

David M Naeger; Spencer C Behr

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2014.09.006

PET/MR imaging: current and future applications for cardiovascular disease

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2015 Feb;23(1):95-103. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2014.09.006.

Authors

David M Naeger¹, Spencer C Behr²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-391, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-391, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA.

PMID: 25476678
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2014.09.006

Abstract

PET and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging have each become essential tools in the workup and management of cardiac patients. Combined PET/MR systems have recently been developed, allowing for single-session imaging using both modalities. This new technology holds great promise for cardiac applications given the different, yet complementary, information each modality provides. Research in this area is still nascent, although early studies have been promising.

Keywords: Cardiac PET/MR hybrid imaging; Myocardial perfusion stress tests; [(18)F] Fluorodeoxyglucose.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Forecasting
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / trends*
Multimodal Imaging / methods
Multimodal Imaging / trends*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
Positron-Emission Tomography / trends*
Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18