18F-FDG PET/CT and whole-body MRI diagnostic performance in M staging for non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tássia Machado MedeirosStephan AltmayerGuilherme WatteMatheus ZanonAdriano Basso DiasNatália Henz ConcattoJulia Hoefel PaesRita MattielloFrancisco de Souza SantosTan-Lucien MohammedNupur VermaBruno Hochhegger

Published in: European radiology (2020)

• Whole-body MRI with or without diffusion-weighted imaging has a high accuracy for the diagnostic evaluation of metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. • Whole-body MRI may be used as a non-invasive and radiation-free alternative to positron emission tomography with CT with similar diagnostic performance.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted imaging
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
pet ct
dual energy
image quality
radiation therapy
radiation induced