PET-MRI
Sign in to saveAlso known as Positron emission tomography–magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography–magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI, PET–MRI, or PET/MR) is a hybrid imaging technology that incorporates magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) soft tissue morphological imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) functional imaging.
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- Applications
- Manufacturers
- Clinical systems
- Preclinical systems
- Comparison with PET–CT
- Attenuation correction
- See also
- References
Positron emission tomography–magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI, PET–MRI, or PET/MR) is a hybrid imaging technology that incorporates magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) soft tissue morphological imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) functional imaging.
The combination of PET and MRI was mentioned in a 1991 Phd thesis by R. Raylman. Simultaneous PET/MR detection was first demonstrated in 1997, however it took another 13 years, and new detector technologies, for clinical systems to become commercially available.
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