Update on Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Cancer and Inflammation Imaging in the Clinic

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2023 Nov;31(4):517-538. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2023.07.001. Epub 2023 Aug 14.

Abstract

Hybrid PET/MRI is highly valuable, having made significant strides in overcoming technical challenges and offering unique advantages such as reduced radiation, precise data coregistration, and motion correction. Growing evidence highlights the value of PET/MRI in broad clinical aspects, including inflammatory and oncological imaging in adults, pregnant women, and pediatrics, potentially surpassing PET/CT. This newly integrated solution may be preferred over PET/CT in many clinical conditions. However, further technological advancements are required to facilitate its broader adoption as a routine diagnostic modality.

Keywords: Cancer; Inflammation; Metastasis; PET/CT; PET/MRI; Recurrence; Staging.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Pregnancy