title: Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Gastrointestinal Cancers.
abstract: As an integrated system, hybrid positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) is able to provide simultaneously complementary high-resolution anatomic, molecular, and functional information, allowing comprehensive cancer phenotyping in a single imaging examination. In addition to an improved patient experience by combining 2 separate imaging examinations and streamlining the patient pathway, the superior soft tissue contrast resolution of MRI and the ability to acquire multiparametric MRI data is advantageous over computed tomography. For gastrointestinal cancers, this would improve tumor staging, assessment of neoadjuvant response, and of the likelihood of a complete (R0) resection in comparison with positron emission tomography or computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King׳s College London, London, UK; Department of Radiology, Guy׳s & St Thomas׳ Hospitals, London, UK. Electronic address: vicky.goh@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Vicky
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.affiliation: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King׳s College London, London, UK; Department of Radiology, Guy׳s & St Thomas׳ Hospitals, London, UK.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prezzi
authors.affiliation: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King׳s College London, London, UK; Guys and St Thomas׳ PET Centre, St Thomas׳ Hospital, King׳s College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mallia
authors.affiliation: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King׳s College London, London, UK; Department of Radiology, Guy׳s & St Thomas׳ Hospitals, London, UK.
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.affiliation: Guys and St Thomas׳ PET Centre, St Thomas׳ Hospital, King׳s College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: J James
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Stirling
authors.affiliation: Guys and St Thomas׳ PET Centre, St Thomas׳ Hospital, King׳s College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Joemon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King׳s College London, London, UK; Medical Physics, Guy׳s and St Thomas׳ Hospitals, London, UK.
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Charles-Edwards
authors.affiliation: Guys and St Thomas׳ PET Centre, St Thomas׳ Hospital, King׳s College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: MacKewn
authors.affiliation: Cancer Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King׳s College London, London, UK; Guys and St Thomas׳ PET Centre, St Thomas׳ Hospital, King׳s College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010641:Phenotype; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals