title: Hybrid MR-PET in Neuroimaging.
abstract: Hybrid magnetic resonance (MR)-positron emission tomography (MR-PET) is a novel technology with advantages over sequential MR and PET imaging, allowing maintain full individual diagnostic performance with negligible mutual interference between the two hardware settings. Obvious synergies between MR and PET in acquisition of anatomical, functional, and molecular information for neurological diseases into one single image pave the way for establishing clear clinical indications for hybrid MR-PET as well as addressing unmet neuroimaging needs in future clinics and research. Further developments in attenuation correction, quantification, workflow, and effective MR-PET data management might unfold the full potential of integrated multimodality imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Eberhard Karls University Hospital, Hoppe-Seyler Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. sotirios.bisdas@uni-tuebingen.de.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bisdas
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Eberhard Karls University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lá Fougere
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Eberhard Karls University Hospital, Hoppe-Seyler Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ernemann
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: Brain tumors; Dementia imaging; Epilepsy imaging; Hybrid imaging; MR-PET