Potential Role of PET/MR in Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Malignancies: Preliminary Experience

Positron emission tomography / Magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MR) is a powerful emerging tool that by now has already proven promising for many applications in oncologic clinical settings. PET/MR is equivalent to PET/CT in most of the clinical indications in the abdomen or pelvis with the advantage to provide better soft tissue information. The present article is designed to review the established role and value of positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as individual imaging modalities in the workup of certain abdominal oncologic diseases and to report our own initial experience in order to provide a perspective of the potential future role and expected value of PET/MR in these clinical scenarios.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research