The Performance Comparison of 18F-FDG PET/MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT for the Identification of Pancreatic Neoplasms

ConclusionsIn this study, we found PET/MRI and PET/CT, both using18F-FDG as tracer, had comparable overall performance in identification of pancreatic neoplasms. Interestingly, for patients who had suspected pancreatic neoplasm but invisible FDG uptake, PET/MRI had shown exceptionally better performance, probably because MR images could detect tiny abnormal structures to improve diagnosis.
Source: Molecular Imaging and Biology - Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research