This book offers an overview of the clinical applications of PET MR imaging through a
case-based format. Hybrid PET MRI provides functional and anatomical information via one
setting offering superior imaging quality with lower radiation dose being administered to the
patient. The cases in this book focus on the use of this technique in the diagnosis of
oncologic neurologic cardiovascular infectious and inflammatory and pediatric diseases.
Each case is presented with the patient history protocols interpretation of findings and
pearls and pitfalls accompanied by high quality PET MR images. The major strength of this book
is the discussion of both MRI and PET findings pertinent to each particular case. It expands
the discussion of oncologic applications of this modality through a variety of cases that
highlight staging treatment response and follow up. Illustrating a spectrum of PET MRI
clinical applications PET MR Imaging: A Case-Based Approach is a valuable resource for
radiologists nuclear medicine physicians and residents.
