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PET/MR imaging in gynecologic cancer: tips for differentiating normal gynecologic anatomy and benign pathology versus cancer.
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Abdominal Radiology . Sep2022, Vol. 47 Issue 9, p3189-3204. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MR) is used in the pre-treatment and surveillance settings to evaluate women with gynecologic malignancies, including uterine, cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancers. PET/MR combines the excellent spatial and contrast resolution of MR imaging for gynecologic tissues, with the functional metabolic information of PET, to aid in a more accurate assessment of local disease extent and distant metastatic disease. In this review, the optimal protocol and utility of whole-body PET/MR imaging in patients with gynecologic malignancies will be discussed, with an emphasis on the advantages of PET/MR over PET/CT and how to differentiate normal or benign gynecologic tissues from cancer in the pelvis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2366004X
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Abdominal Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158610916
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-021-03264-9