1. Combined PET/MRI: from Status Quo to Status Go. Summary Report of the Fifth International Workshop on PET/MR Imaging; February 15-19, 2016; Tubingen, Germany
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Dale L. Bailey, T. Niederdraenk, Vesna Sossi, Johan Nuyts, Konstantin Nikolaou, Martin Gotthardt, C la Fougère, B. Gückel, K. Åhlström Riklund, Michael Wissmeyer, M. Suminski, Vicky Goh, Patrick Veit-Haibach, D. Olego, Alberto Signore, René M. Botnar, Bernd J. Pichler, Thomas Beyer, S Nekolla, Rodney J. Hicks, Henryk Barthel, Robert J. Gillies, Lale Umutlu, M. Lentschig, Michael Schäfers, Rupert Lanzenberger, and Ambros J. Beer
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Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Attenuation correction ,Disease detection ,PET/CT ,Status quo ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Cardiology ,Medizin ,Molecular imaging ,multimodal imaging ,Combined imaging ,germany ,attenuation correction ,cardiology ,combined imaging ,molecular imaging ,mri ,multi-parametric imaging ,neurology ,oncology ,pet ,pet/ct ,pet/mri ,quantification ,animals ,disease ,humans ,magnetic resonance imaging ,positron-emission tomography ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Quantification ,medicine ,Tumours of the digestive tract Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 14] ,Special Topic ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Medical physics ,media_common ,Medicine(all) ,PET-CT ,Multi-parametric imaging ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Imaging Procedures ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,PET/MRI ,PET ,Neurology ,Oncology ,Round table ,Brain receptor ,Pet mr imaging ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,MRI - Abstract
This article provides a collaborative perspective of the discussions and conclusions from the fifth international workshop of combined positron emission tomorgraphy (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that was held in Tübingen, Germany, from February 15 to 19, 2016. Specifically, we summarise the second part of the workshop made up of invited presentations from active researchers in the field of PET/MRI and associated fields augmented by round table discussions and dialogue boards with specific topics. This year, this included practical advice as to possible approaches to moving PET/MRI into clinical routine, the use of PET/MRI in brain receptor imaging, in assessing cardiovascular diseases, cancer, infection, and inflammatory diseases. To address perceived challenges still remaining to innovatively integrate PET and MRI system technologies, a dedicated round table session brought together key representatives from industry and academia who were engaged with either the conceptualisation or early adoption of hybrid PET/MRI systems. Discussions during the workshop highlighted that emerging unique applications of PET/MRI such as the ability to provide multi-parametric quantitative and visual information which will enable not only overall disease detection but also disease characterisation would eventually be regarded as compelling arguments for the adoption of PET/MR. However, as indicated by previous workshops, evidence in favour of this observation is only growing slowly, mainly due to the ongoing inability to pool data cohorts from independent trials as well as different systems and sites. The participants emphasised that moving from status quo to status go entails the need to adopt standardised imaging procedures and the readiness to act together prospectively across multiple PET/MRI sites and vendors. ispartof: Molecular Imaging and Biology vol:18 issue:5 pages:637-650 ispartof: location:United States status: published
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