[Hopespringpcsg] FW: [PPML] PET/MRI more sensitive than PET/CT (fwd)

[glen46nor at gmail.com]

Hi all:
See below for a link to  an interesting article.
Take care & stay well.
Glen


"PET/MRI ups lesion detection by 15% for some cancers"
https://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=mol&pag=dis&ItemID=130007

"August 26, 2020 -- In a study of more than 1,000 exams, PET/MRI improved lesion detection by more than 15% compared with PET/CT in selected cancers -- namely malignant bone disease and lung cancer. In addition, PET/MRI reduced ionizing radiation by nearly 80% when compared with PET/CT."

"After exclusions, the researchers examined 1,003 PET/MRI scans of 918 patients. PET/MRI outperformed PET/CT in terms of providing more tumor information (26.3%), mostly in patients with malignant bone disease, followed by lung cancer, prostate cancer, and gynecologic or breast cancer. PET/MRI identified additional malignant findings in 5.3% of cases, which lead to a change in tumor, node, and metastases (TNM) staging in 2.9% of cases."


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