Value of PET/MRI for assessing tumor resectability in NSCLC - intra-individual comparison with PET/CT.

CONCLUSIONS: In NSCLC the use of PET/MRI, including a dedicated pulmonary MR imaging protocol, provides a comparable diagnostic value for determination of tumor resectability compared to PET/CT. Advances in knowledge: Our findings suggest that whole body PET/MRI can safely be used for the local staging of NSCLC patients. Further studies are warranted to determine whether it is feasible to integrate an imaging sequence in a whole body PET/MRI setting with the potential advantage of detection of liver or brain metastases. PMID: 30209954 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research