Applications of PET-MRI in musculoskeletal disease

Feliks Kogan, Stephen M. Broski, Daehyun Yoon, Garry E. Gold

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Abstract

New integrated PET-MRI systems potentially provide a complete imaging modality for diagnosis and evaluation of musculoskeletal disease. MRI is able to provide excellent high-resolution morphologic information with multiple contrast mechanisms that has made it the imaging modality of choice in evaluation of many musculoskeletal disorders. PET offers incomparable abilities to provide quantitative information about molecular and physiologic changes that often precede structural and biochemical changes. In combination, hybrid PET-MRI can enhance imaging of musculoskeletal disorders through early detection of disease as well as improved diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. The purpose of this article is to review emerging applications of PET-MRI in musculoskeletal disease. Both clinical applications of malignant musculoskeletal disease as well as new opportunities to incorporate the molecular capabilities of nuclear imaging into studies of nononcologic musculoskeletal disease are discussed. Lastly, we discuss some of the technical considerations and challenges of PET-MRI as they specifically relate to musculoskeletal disease. Level of Evidence: 5. Technical Efficacy: Stage 3 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;48:27–47.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)27-47
Number of pages21
JournalJournal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2018

Keywords

  • PET-MRI
  • bone
  • joint
  • molecular imaging
  • musculoskeletal disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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