TY - JOUR
T1 - PET/MRI evaluation of gynecologic malignancies and prostate cancer
AU - Bagade, Swapnil
AU - Fowler, Kathryn J.
AU - Schwarz, Julie K.
AU - Grigsby, Perry W.
AU - Dehdashti, Farrokh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - PET combined with cross-sectional anatomical imaging is an essential part of workup for most malignancies, in which CT or MRI provides anatomical context to the functional information from PET. Hybrid imaging with PET/CT has been extensively researched and implemented clinically in the evaluation and management of patients with gynecologic malignancies. Lately, integrated PET/MR scanners have become available. This new technology is fast gaining a role in clinical applications in the fields of oncology, neurology, and cardiology. MRI provides excellent soft tissue contrast especially in the pelvis and has been proven very useful for imaging prostate and female genital pathologies. The ability of PET to provide accurate functional imaging data with high sensitivity combined with the strength of MRI to provide accurate depiction of anatomy with high contrast and spatial resolution renders combined PET/MRI a desirable method for evaluation of gynecologic malignancies and other pelvic cancers such as prostate cancer. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of the published literature using PET/MRI in gynecologic and prostate cancers.
AB - PET combined with cross-sectional anatomical imaging is an essential part of workup for most malignancies, in which CT or MRI provides anatomical context to the functional information from PET. Hybrid imaging with PET/CT has been extensively researched and implemented clinically in the evaluation and management of patients with gynecologic malignancies. Lately, integrated PET/MR scanners have become available. This new technology is fast gaining a role in clinical applications in the fields of oncology, neurology, and cardiology. MRI provides excellent soft tissue contrast especially in the pelvis and has been proven very useful for imaging prostate and female genital pathologies. The ability of PET to provide accurate functional imaging data with high sensitivity combined with the strength of MRI to provide accurate depiction of anatomy with high contrast and spatial resolution renders combined PET/MRI a desirable method for evaluation of gynecologic malignancies and other pelvic cancers such as prostate cancer. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of the published literature using PET/MRI in gynecologic and prostate cancers.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2015.03.005
DO - 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2015.03.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26050657
AN - SCOPUS:84942788359
SN - 0001-2998
VL - 45
SP - 293
EP - 303
JO - Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
JF - Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
IS - 4
ER -