Whole-Body PET/MRI Applications in Pediatric Oncology
Lisa J. States, Janet R. Reid
Abstract
The strengths of PET/MRI over PET/CT are compelling and include decreased radiation exposure, decreased number of sedation and general anesthesia events, single-day one-stop visits, and simultaneous imaging with two stand-alone advanced imaging techniques essential to staging and assessing treatment response in pediatric oncology.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePediatric oncologySedationWhole body imagingRadiologyPositron emission tomographyMagnetic resonance imagingNuclear medicineRadiation oncologyMedical physicsRadiation therapyCancerInternal medicineSurgeryNeuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications