2015
Synergistic role of simultaneous PET/MRI-MRS in soft tissue sarcoma metabolism imaging
Zhang X, Chen Y, Lim R, Huang C, Chebib I, Fakhri G. Synergistic role of simultaneous PET/MRI-MRS in soft tissue sarcoma metabolism imaging. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2015, 34: 276-279. PMID: 26523656, PMCID: PMC4761342, DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2015.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasMagnetic resonance imagingHigh (18)F-FDG uptakeT2 hyperintense massMagnetic resonance spectroscopyNeoadjuvant radiotherapyPathological resultsTumor marginsTissue sarcomasImaging findingsPET/MRI scansPET scansRight thighRadiotherapyNormal tissuesEmission tomographyResonance imagingMetabolite profilesSarcomaPET/MRIChemoRTChemoradiationSynergistic rolePETSurgery
2013
State of the Art in Cardiac Hybrid Technology: PET/MR
Nappi C, El Fakhri G. State of the Art in Cardiac Hybrid Technology: PET/MR. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 2013, 6: 338-345. PMID: 24073295, PMCID: PMC3780420, DOI: 10.1007/s12410-013-9213-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyAbsence of ionizing radiationPositron emission tomography systemLimitations of PET/MRISensitivity of positron emission tomographyRespiratory motionPhotomultiplier tubeClinical cardiac applicationsSoft tissue contrastPET-CTDetection chainPositron emission tomography dataCardiac morphologyCardiac PET/MRIClinical promisePET/MRIEmission tomographySimultaneous PET/MRIImaging modalitiesPET imagingResonance imagingClinical settingDynamic PET imagesTissue contrast