title: PET/MRI in children.
abstract: During the past decade, combined PET/MRI has been translated from a basic technical concept to a clinical research tool and a clinically applied hybrid imaging modality. Numerous clinical and scientific applications have been proposed for this novel hybrid modality including oncologic, neurologic and cardiovascular imaging. Among these, PET/MRI in children has emerged as a key application, not only due to possible diagnostic advantages but also because of reduced radiation exposure compared to alternative techniques. A variety of clinical indications exists for the use of PET/MR imaging in children mainly in but not limited to the field of paediatric oncology. The purpose of this review article is to discuss possible applications of combined PET/MR in paediatric imaging and to illustrate these by presenting cases from clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Tuebingen, Department of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Germany. Electronic address: sergios.gatidis@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
authors.forename: Sergios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gatidis
authors.affiliation: University of Tuebingen, Department of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Germany.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.affiliation: University of Tuebingen, Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reimold
authors.affiliation: University of Tuebingen, Department of Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Germany.
authors.forename: Jürgen F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Schäfer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Applications; Children; PET/MRI