Whole-body imaging with PET/MRI

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 309-312

  Gaa, Jochen ^a   Rummeny, E J ^a   Seemann, M D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Image fusion; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); PET MRI; PET MRI; Positron emission tomography (PET); Whole body imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 4243082180     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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