title: Complementary Assessment of Abdominopelvic Disorders with PET/CT and MRI.
abstract: This article reviews the current performance and status of PET/CT and MR imaging in four different abdominopelvic malignancies: cervical, pancreatic, and rectal cancers and liver metastases, as well as in Crohn's disease. The authors discuss the complementary aspects of these imaging techniques to evaluate the nature of the lesion, its local extent, and distant spread. These disease conditions represent pertinent clinical models in which PET/MRI may, if and when available, constitute a powerful tool in the management of patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Campus Universitaire du Sart Tilman B35, 4000 Liège, Belgium. Electronic address: rhustinx@chu.ulg.ac.be.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hustinx
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Drew A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Torigian
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Campus Universitaire du Sart Tilman B35, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Gauthier
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Namur
keywords: Cervical cancer; Crohn's disease; Hepatic metastases; PET/CT; PET/MR imaging; Pancreatic cancer; Positron emission tomography; Rectal cancer