Future Image Acquisition Trends for PET/MRI

Hybrid PET/MRI scanners have become commercially available in the past years but are not yet widely distributed. The combination of a state-of-the-art PET with a state-of-the-art MRI scanner provides numerous potential advantages compared with the established PET/CT hybrid systems, namely, increased soft tissue contrast; functional information from MRI such as diffusion, perfusion, and blood oxygenation level–dependent techniques; true multiplanar data acquisition; and reduced radiation exposure.
Source: Seminars in Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Source Type: research