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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 1/2013

01-07-2013 | Review Article

PET/MR in prostate cancer: technical aspects and potential diagnostic value

Authors: Michael Souvatzoglou, Matthias Eiber, Axel Martinez-Moeller, Sebastian Fürst, Konstantin Holzapfel, Tobias Maurer, Sibylle Ziegler, Stephan Nekolla, Markus Schwaiger, Ambros J. Beer

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Special Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

PET/MR is a new multimodal imaging technique that is expected to improve diagnostic performance of imaging in conditions in which assessment of changes in soft tissue is important such as prostate cancer. Despite substantial changes in PET technology compared to PET/CT, initial studies have demonstrated that integrated PET/MR provides comparable image quality to that of PET/CT, retaining PET quantification efficacy. In this review we briefly describe technological changes compared to PET/CT that made integrated PET/MR possible, propose acquisition protocols for evaluation of prostate cancer with this new multimodal approach, present initial results concerning the application of PET/MR in prostate cancer, and outline the potential for further clinical applications, focusing on potential incremental value compared to present diagnostic performance.
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Metadata
Title
PET/MR in prostate cancer: technical aspects and potential diagnostic value
Authors
Michael Souvatzoglou
Matthias Eiber
Axel Martinez-Moeller
Sebastian Fürst
Konstantin Holzapfel
Tobias Maurer
Sibylle Ziegler
Stephan Nekolla
Markus Schwaiger
Ambros J. Beer
Publication date
01-07-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-013-2445-4

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