Biomedical Engineering Reference
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Chapter11
PET/MR
Matthias Hofmann
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tubingen, Germany
Laboratory for Preclinical Imaging and Imaging Technology, University of
Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United
Kingdom
Bernd Pichler
Laboratory for Preclinical Imaging and Imaging Technology, University of
Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
Thomas Beyer
cmi-experts GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland
11.1 Introduction :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 218
11.2 MR-AC for brain applications ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 220
11.2.1 Segmentation approaches :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 220
11.2.2 Atlas approaches ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 221
11.3 Methods for torso imaging ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 224
11.4 Discussion :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 229
11.4.1 The presence of bone :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 230
11.4.2 MR imaging with ultrashort echo time (UTE) :::::::::: 231
11.4.3 Required PET accuracy ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 232
11.4.4 Validation of MR-AC methods :::::::::::::::::::::::::: 232
11.4.5 Truncated eld-of-view :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 232
11.4.6 MR coils and positioning aids ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 233
11.4.7 User intervention :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 233
11.4.8 Potential benets of MR-AC :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 234
11.4.9 Additional potential benefits of simultaneous PET/MR
acquisition ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 234
11.5 Conclusion :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 234
References ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 235
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