Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for Staging Melanoma Patients in Direct Comparison to Computed Tomography (CT): Results from a Prospective Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/CT and PET/MRI Study.
Christian Philipp ReinertCecilia ZhangMatthias WeissingerJonas VogelAndrea ForschnerKonstantin NikolaouChristian la FougèreFerdinand SeithPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
In patients with advanced melanoma, WB-MRI has the potential to serve as an alternative to CT with comparable diagnostic accuracy and confidence across most regions. The observed limited sensitivity for the detection of pulmonary lesions might be improved through dedicated lung imaging sequences.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- pet ct
- magnetic resonance imaging
- dual energy
- diffusion weighted imaging
- image quality
- pet imaging
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance
- high resolution
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- pulmonary hypertension
- lymph node