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Clinical Value of Hybrid PET/MRI, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition, Volume 31-4 - September 26, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Minerva Becker, Valentina Garibotto
  • Language: English

In this issue of MRI Clinics, guest editors Prof. Minerva Becker and Dr. Valentino Garibotto bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Clinical Value of Hybrid PET/MRI.… Read more

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In this issue of MRI Clinics, guest editors Prof. Minerva Becker and Dr. Valentino Garibotto bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Clinical Value of Hybrid PET/MRI. Combined PET/MRI has significant advantages over other imaging methods—a lesser radiation dose, excellent soft tissue contrast, numerous radiotracers available for PET, and more, making it a good choice for diagnostics and staging, as well as surgical planning. In this issue, top experts explore these advantages and more, helping you make the most of this relatively new dual-imaging modality in your practice.

Key features

  • Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including breast imaging using PET/MRI; abdominal imaging using PET/MRI; brain imaging using PET/MRI; musculoskeletal imaging using PET/MRI; PET/MRI in radiation therapy planning; pediatric imaging using PET/MRI; and more.

  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the clinical value of hybrid PET/MRI, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Readership

Nuclear medicine radiologists

Table of contents

Recent Advances in Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology
Update on Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Cancer and Inflammation Imaging in the Clinic
PET/MR Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer
The Clinical Added Value of Breast Cancer Imaging Using Hybrid PET/MR Imaging
Abdominal Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Clinical Value of Hybrid PET/MR Imaging: Brain Imaging Using PET/MR Imaging
Systematic Review and Metanalysis on the Role of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Intraprostatic Tumour Assessment
Hybrid PET/MR in Cardiac Imaging
Pediatric Imaging Using PET/MR Imaging
Metabolic Imaging for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning: The Role of Hybrid PET/MR Imaging

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 31-4
  • Published: September 26, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

MB

Minerva Becker

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, Division of Radiology, HUG

VG

Valentina Garibotto

Affiliations and expertise
Division of Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Diagnostic department, HUG