title: PET/MRI in Oncological Imaging: State of the Art.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a hybrid technology which has recently gained interest as a potential cancer imaging tool. Compared with CT, MRI is advantageous due to its lack of ionizing radiation, superior soft-tissue contrast resolution, and wider range of acquisition sequences. Several studies have shown PET/MRI to be equivalent to PET/CT in most oncological applications, possibly superior in certain body parts, e.g., head and neck, pelvis, and in certain situations, e.g., cancer recurrence. This review will update the readers on recent advances in PET/MRI technology and review key literature, while highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of PET/MRI in cancer imaging.
authors: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. usman.bashir@kcl.ac.uk.
authors: Usman
authors: U
authors: Bashir
authors: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. andrew.mallia@kcl.ac.uk.
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Mallia
authors: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. james.stirling@nhs.net.|PET Imaging Centre and the Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. james.stirling@nhs.net.
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Stirling
authors: PET Imaging Centre and the Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. joemon.john@gstt.nhs.uk.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Joemon
authors: PET Imaging Centre and the Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. jane.mackewn@kcl.ac.uk.
authors: Jane
authors: J
authors: MacKewn
authors: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. geoff.charles-edwards@kcl.ac.uk.|Medical Physics, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE1 7EH, UK. geoff.charles-edwards@kcl.ac.uk.
authors: Geoff
authors: G
authors: Charles-Edwards
authors: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. vicky.goh@kcl.ac.uk.|Department of Radiology, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE1 7EH, UK. vicky.goh@kcl.ac.uk.
authors: Vicky
authors: V
authors: Goh
authors: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. gary.cook@kcl.ac.uk.|PET Imaging Centre and the Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, SE1 7EH, UK. gary.cook@kcl.ac.uk.
authors: Gary J
authors: GJ
authors: Cook
keywords: MR-PET; PET/MRI; cancer; diagnosis; imaging