Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 6, 2026

MRI and PET in Mouse Models of Myocardial Infarction
Published on: December 19, 2013
PET/MRI: a new technology in the field of molecular imaging
Asim Afaq1, Rizwan Syed, Jamshed Bomanji
1Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
Background:
The introduction of the new simultaneous PET/MRI scanner opens new opportunities in functional imaging.
Sources Of Data:
This article is based on the literature review and our personal experience of the first simultaneous PET/MRI scanner in the UK.
Areas Of Agreement:
PET/CT is well established and a key component of management guidance in a range of diseases. MRI has superior soft tissue resolution, which is useful in the evaluation of many diseases.
Areas Of Controversy:
There are currently no guidelines regarding clinical use of PET/MRI, and those centres with a PET/MRI facility are undertaking research to look for a 'key application'.
Growing Points And Areas Timely For Developing Research:
This review briefly describes some of the technical advances, present comparisons with the diagnostic performance of current imaging modalities (PET/CT and MRI) and identifies potential indications and research directions.
Related Concept Videos
Positron Emission Tomography
One of the main requirements of a PET scan is a positron-emitting radioisotope, which is produced in a cyclotron and then attached to a substance used by the part of the body...
Brain Imaging
These technologies include computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT scans), positron-emission tomography (PET scans), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and Transcranial Magnetic...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Imaging Studies II: Positron Emission Tomography and Scintigraphy
Fundamental Principles of PET
Imaging Studies I: CT and MRI
Description of the Procedures
Computed Tomography (CT) scan:
Computed Tomography (CT) scans use X-ray technology to generate detailed images of bones, organs, and tissues. During the scan, the patient lies on a moving table...
Applications Of NMR In Biology

