Tyler J. Fraum MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Kathryn Jane Fowler MD, Abstract Co-Author: Research support, Bracco Group

Jonathan Edward McConathy MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Speakers Bureau, Eli Lilly and Company Research Consultant, Eli Lilly and Company Research Consultant, General Electric Company Research Consultant, Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd Research Consultant, Siemens AG

Ephraim Edward Parent MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Michael Grimaldi, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Farrokh Dehdashti MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Perry W. Grigsby MD, Abstract Co-Author: Speaker, Siemens AG

Barry A. Siegel MD, Abstract Co-Author: Consultant, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc Consultant, Siemens AG Advisory Board, General Electric Company Stockholder, Radiology Corporation of America Spouse, Speaker, Siemens AG

The purpose of this exhibit is: To describe specific abdominal and pelvic imaging cases in which this new multimodal imaging approach answers clinically relevant questions. To discuss optimal protocol design and clinical implementation of PET/MR for abdominal and pelvic indications. To explore emerging/future applications.  

Brief Technical Background: Simultaneous PET/MR Integrated versus tandem systems Avoiding photomultiplier tube-magnet interactions: avalanche photodiodes Attenuation correction: voxel segmentation algorithms Example cases demonstrating the clinical utility of PET/MR Cervical cancer Liver metastases Ampullary carcinoma Lymphoma Implementation into clinical practice Acquisition protocols Workflow issues Reimbursement considerations Emerging clinical applications of PET/MR in abdominal and pelvic imaging Molecular imaging for patient-tailored cancer treatment Hypoxia imaging for guidance of radiation therapy Novel tracers on the horizon  

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Fraum, T, Fowler, K, McConathy, J, Parent, E, Grimaldi, M, Dehdashti, F, Grigsby, P, Siegel, B, PET/MR for the Body Imager: Abdominal and Pelvic Applications .  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14004492.html