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01-06-2014 | Review Article

Combined PET/MR: Where Are We Now? Summary Report of the Second International Workshop on PET/MR Imaging April 8–12, 2013, Tubingen, Germany

Authors: Dale L. Bailey, Henryk Barthel, Bettina Beuthin-Baumann, Thomas Beyer, Sotirios Bisdas, Ronald Boellaard, Johannes Czernin, Alexander Drzezga, Ulrike Ernemann, Christiane Franzius, Brigitte Gückel, Rupert Handgretinger, Markus Hartenbach, Dirk Hellwig, Helen Nadel, Stephan G. Nekolla, Thomas Pfluger, Bernd J. Pichler, Harald H. Quick, Osama Sabri, Bernhard Sattler, Jürgen Schäfer, Fritz Schick, Barry A. Siegel, Heinz P. Schlemmer, Nina F. Schwenzer, Jörg van den Hoff, Patrick Veit-Haibach, Hans F. Wehrl

Published in: Molecular Imaging and Biology | Issue 3/2014

Abstract

This workshop was held a year after the initial positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance (PET/MR) workshop in Tübingen, which was recently reported in this journal. The discussions at the 2013 workshop, however, differed substantially from those of the initial workshop, attesting to the progress of combined PET/MR as an innovative imaging modality. Discussions were focused on the search for truly novel, unique clinical and research applications as well as technical issues such as reliable and accurate approaches for attenuation and scatter correction of PET emission data. The workshop provided hands-on experience with PET and MR imaging. In addition, structured and moderated open discussion sessions, including six dialogue boards and two roundtable discussions, provided input from current and future PET/MR imaging users. This summary provides a snapshot of the current achievements and challenges for PET/MR.

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Title: Combined PET/MR: Where Are We Now? Summary Report of the Second International Workshop on PET/MR Imaging April 8–12, 2013, Tubingen, Germany
Authors: Dale L. Bailey
Henryk Barthel
Bettina Beuthin-Baumann
Thomas Beyer
Sotirios Bisdas
Ronald Boellaard
Johannes Czernin
Alexander Drzezga
Ulrike Ernemann
Christiane Franzius
Brigitte Gückel
Rupert Handgretinger
Markus Hartenbach
Dirk Hellwig
Helen Nadel
Stephan G. Nekolla
Thomas Pfluger
Bernd J. Pichler
Harald H. Quick
Osama Sabri
Bernhard Sattler
Jürgen Schäfer
Fritz Schick
Barry A. Siegel
Heinz P. Schlemmer
Nina F. Schwenzer
Jörg van den Hoff
Patrick Veit-Haibach
Hans F. Wehrl
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Molecular Imaging and Biology / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1536-1632
Electronic ISSN: 1860-2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11307-014-0725-4

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