Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine

The most recent articles from: J. Nucl. Med. October 2010

J. Nucl. Med. · Oct 2010

Review

Complementary roles of whole-body diffusion-weighted MRI and 18F-FDG PET: the state of the art and potential applications.

(18)F-FDG PET is an established functional imaging modality for the evaluation of human disease. Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is another rapidly evolving functional imaging modality that can be used to evaluate oncologic and nononcologic lesions throughout the body. ⋯ This article will describe the basic principles, clinical applications, and limitations of DWI. In addition, the available evidence that correlates and compares (18)F-FDG PET and DWI will be reviewed.

read on… mark as read…

Want more great medical articles?

Keep up to date with a free trial of metajournal, personalized for your practice.
1,706,642 articles already indexed!