Fast non-enhanced abdominal examination protocols in PET/MRI for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET): comparison to multiphase contrast-enhanced PET/CT.
Ferdinand SeithChristina SchramlGerald ReischlKonstantin NikolaouChristina PfannenbergChristian la FougèreNina SchwenzerPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2018)
A non-enhanced MR protocol comprising T2 HASTE, T2 TSE and DWI for SSR-PET/MRI seems to provide comparable effectiveness in lesions detection as multiphase contrast-enhanced PET/CT. It might, therefore, serve as valid alternative, e.g., for follow-up examinations in patients with unresectable NET and kidney failure.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- contrast enhanced
- diffusion weighted
- diffusion weighted imaging
- neuroendocrine tumors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- randomized controlled trial
- positron emission tomography
- systematic review
- locally advanced
- dual energy
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- sensitive detection
- clinical evaluation