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Improved Detection of Small Pulmonary Nodules Through Simultaneous MR/PET Imaging
Fernando E Boada1, Thomas Koesters1, Kai Tobias Block1
1Department of Radiology, Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research, New York University Langone Medical Center, 660 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Abstract:
Magnetic resonance (MR)/PET scanners provide an imaging platform that enables simultaneous acquisition of MR and PET data in perfect spatial and temporal registration. This feature allows improving image quality for the MR and PET images obtained during the course of an examination. In this work the authors demonstrate the use of prospective MR-based motion tracking information for removing motion blur in MR/PET images of small pulmonary nodules. The theoretical basis for the algorithms is presented alongside clinical examples of its use.