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Review
. 2017 Sep:94:A64-A70.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.01.018. Epub 2017 Jan 21.

PET/MRI in children

Sergios Gatidis  1 , Benjamin Bender  2 , Matthias Reimold  3 , Jürgen F Schäfer  4
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Review

PET/MRI in children

Sergios Gatidis et al. Eur J Radiol. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

During the past decade, combined PET/MRI has been translated from a basic technical concept to a clinical research tool and a clinically applied hybrid imaging modality. Numerous clinical and scientific applications have been proposed for this novel hybrid modality including oncologic, neurologic and cardiovascular imaging. Among these, PET/MRI in children has emerged as a key application, not only due to possible diagnostic advantages but also because of reduced radiation exposure compared to alternative techniques. A variety of clinical indications exists for the use of PET/MR imaging in children mainly in but not limited to the field of paediatric oncology. The purpose of this review article is to discuss possible applications of combined PET/MR in paediatric imaging and to illustrate these by presenting cases from clinical practice.

Keywords: Applications; Children; PET/MRI.

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