PET/MRI improves lesion detection, reduces radiation exposure.

[2greys]

A single-center observational study of more than 1,000 oncological examinations has demonstrated that positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) facilitates cancer staging as well as PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) and improves lesion detectability in select cancers, potentially helping to promote fast, efficient local and whole-body staging in one step. The study, published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, also shows that PET/MRI significantly reduces overall radiation exposure when compared to PET/CT—of particular benefit to pediatric and adolescent patients.

While PET/CT is known as the diagnostic cornerstone in various oncologic imaging guidelines due to its sensitivity and high-resolution morphologic imaging, PET/MRI has higher soft-tissue contrast and lower radiation exposure. However, clinical data for PET/MRI are scarce due to the lack of clinical studies with relevant sample sizes.

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[SquirrelsHolt]

Good morning 2greys and having read your post , but not the link yet, it is a very "hard" read as in, it's taken me 2 read-overs just to take in all that is written. The general consensus is that a PET/MRI is less harmful than other scans as it doesn't expose the patient to such high levels of radiation. I think this is something I'll need to read over again, until it sinks into my ever foggy grey matter!😂😂. Excellent post as per your usual self. 🐿🌈x