Workflow considerations in PET/MR imaging

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 2014, Pages

  Von Schulthess, Gustav K ^a   Veit Haibach, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Imaging protocols; Oncology; PET CT MRI; PET MRI; Workflow

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOXETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CARDIAC IMAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PET-CT SCANNER; PET-MRI SCANNER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; WHOLE BODY MRI; WHOLE BODY PET; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84903217484     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.113.129239     Document Type: Article

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