Combined PET/MR: The Real Work Has Just Started. Summary Report of the Third International Workshop on PET/MR Imaging; February 17–21, 2014, Tübingen, Germany

D. L. Bailey, G. Antoch, P. Bartenstein, H. Barthel, A. J. Beer, S. Bisdas, D. A. Bluemke, R. Boellaard, C. D. Claussen, C. Franzius, M. Hacker, H. Hricak, C. la Fougère, B. Gückel, S. G. Nekolla, B. J. Pichler, S. Purz, H. H. Quick, O. Sabri, B. SattlerJ. Schäfer, H. Schmidt, J. van den Hoff, S. Voss, W. Weber, H. F. Wehrl, T. Beyer

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Abstract

This paper summarises the proceedings and discussions at the third annual workshop held in Tübingen, Germany, dedicated to the advancement of the technical, scientific and clinical applications of combined PET/MRI systems in humans. Two days of basic scientific and technical instructions with “hands-on” tutorials were followed by 3 days of invited presentations from active researchers in this and associated fields augmented by round-table discussions and dialogue boards with specific themes. These included the use of PET/MRI in paediatric oncology and in adult neurology, oncology and cardiology, the development of multi-parametric analyses, and efforts to standardise PET/MRI examinations to allow pooling of data for evaluating the technology. A poll taken on the final day demonstrated that over 50 % of those present felt that while PET/MRI technology underwent an inevitable slump after its much-anticipated initial launch, it was now entering a period of slow, progressive development, with new key applications emerging. In particular, researchers are focusing on exploiting the complementary nature of the physiological (PET) and biochemical (MRI/MRS) data within the morphological framework (MRI) that these devices can provide. Much of the discussion was summed up on the final day when one speaker commented on the state of PET/MRI: “the real work has just started”.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-312
Number of pages16
JournalMolecular Imaging and Biology
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Attenuation correction
  • Cardiology
  • Hybrid imaging
  • MRI
  • Molecular imaging
  • Neurology
  • Oncology
  • PET
  • PET/CT
  • PET/MRI
  • Paediatric oncology
  • Quantification

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