title: [FROM THE CT-PET TO THE MRI-PET].
abstract: CT-PET is a multimodality imaging technique which diagnostic utility has been demostrated especially in oncology and neurosciences. There is about 100 equipments of this modality in Spain. MRI-PET ia a new multimodality imaging technique recently installed in Spain. Its main advantages over CT-PET are: the reduction in the absorbed dose of radiations and the better contrast between normal and pathological tissues, especially in soft tissue tumors and neurological disorders.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Carreras Delgado
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013030:Spain; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed