title: Cardiovascular PET/MRI: Challenges and Opportunities.
abstract: Recently, systems combining PET and MRI have appeared on the market. The 2 main advantages of these systems over PET/computed tomography are the improved soft tissue contrast with MRI obtained without ionizing radiation and the potential for simultaneous acquisition of the PET and magnetic resonance images. However, its clinical acceptance has been slow for several reasons. Moreover, there are significant technical challenges that must be overcome from an image acquisition, processing, display, and laboratory workflow perspective for implementing cardiovascular PET/MRI on a routine clinical basis. The potential is high for PET/MRI to become a critical tool in the management of disease.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4525 Scott Avenue, Suite 1307, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: LaForest
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4525 Scott Avenue, Suite 1307, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Woodard
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4525 Scott Avenue, Suite 1307, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: Groplerr@mir.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gropler
mesh_terms: D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular; Magnetic Resonace Imaging (MRI); Myocardium; PET/MRI; Positron Emission Tomography (PET)