Whole-body diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the staging of oncological patients: comparison with positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) in a pilot study

Alessandro Stecco,G. Romano,M. Negru,D Volpe,Antonio Saponaro,S. Costantino,Gianmauro Sacchetti,Eugenio Inglese,Oscar Alabiso,Alessandro Carriero

Whole-body diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the staging of oncological patients: comparison with positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) in a pilot study

2009

Alessandro Stecco
G. Romano
M. Negru
D Volpe
Antonio Saponaro
S. Costantino
Gianmauro Sacchetti
Eugenio Inglese
Oscar Alabiso
Alessandro Carriero

Purpose The aim of this pilot study was to compare positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) and whole-body DWIBS in staging oncological patients to determine the staging accuracy of whole-body DWIBS.

Keywords:

Diffusion MRI
Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography
Preclinical imaging
Radiology
Computed tomography laser mammography
PET-CT
Positron emission tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Nuclear medicine
Stage (cooking)
Medicine
Neuroradiology
Ultrasound
Interventional radiology

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