Clinical PET/MRI

Clinical PET/MR presents the state-of-the-art of PET/MR, guiding the reader from how to scan patients, how to read and report the studies, and how keep an eye on what is clinically relevant for a patient's care. Each chapter starts with the clinical scenario and then moves to pertinent imaging, addressing the need of a clinical PET/MR book written by world experts in both clinical and imaging fields. It discusses the clinical application of PET/MR in diverse subspecialties such as head and neck, neurology, cardiovascular, pediatrics, chest, bone, hematology, breast, hepatobiliary pancreatic, genitourinary, gynecology, and gastrointestinal tract. This book is a valuable resource for radiologists, oncologists and members of the biomedical field who need to learn more about clinical applications of PET/MR. - Presents a description of robust acquisition protocols to teach readers how to scan PET/MR patients, from tracers to sequences- Provides a clinical background section in each chapter to help readers focus on the real clinical issues that need to be addressed in the medical report- Written by world authorities in the field in a didactic manner to describe the real status of imaging