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Recent Advances in Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology

  • Hossein Arabi
  • , Habib Zaidi*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Geneva University Hospitals
  • University of Geneva
  • University of Groningen

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Abstract

More than a decade has passed since the clinical deployment of the first commercial whole-body hybrid PET/MR scanner in the clinic. The major advantages and limitations of this technology have been investigated from technical and medical perspectives. Despite the remarkable advantages associated with hybrid PET/MR imaging, such as reduced radiation dose and fully simultaneous functional and structural imaging, this technology faced major challenges in terms of mutual interference between MRI and PET components, in addition to the complexity of achieving quantitative imaging owing to the intricate MRI-guided attenuation correction in PET/MRI. In this review, the latest technical developments in PET/MRI technology as well as the state-of-the-art solutions to the major challenges of quantitative PET/MR imaging are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMagnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America
Volume31
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)503-515
ISSN1064-9689
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2023

Funding

This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation under grant SNRF 320030_176052 and the Private Foundation of Geneva University Hospitals under grant RC-06 to 01.

Keywords

  • Attenuation correction
  • Instrumentation
  • Multimodality imaging
  • PET/MRI
  • Quantitative imaging
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Head
  • Technology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods
  • Positron-Emission Tomography

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