2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Clinical relevance of PET-MRI fusion in evaluating body malignancies
Project/Area Number |
19790874
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Radiation science
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Research Institution | Osaka University |
Principal Investigator |
TATSUMI Mitsuaki Osaka University, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (60397700)
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Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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Keywords | PET-CT / PET-MRI / 腫瘍 |
Research Abstract |
Integrated PET-MRI imaging has been developed recently, as a next generation modality followed by PET-CT. In the present study, PET-MRI fusion, generated from PET and MR images obtained from different scanners, was evaluated regarding technical aspects and clinical relevance. Advantages of PET-MRI over PET/CT were demonstrated in evaluating pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, and uterine and ovarian cancer.
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