Applications of PET/MR Imaging in Urogynecologic and Genitourinary Cancers

Jorge D Oldan; Shetal N Shah; Tracy Lynn Rose

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2016.12.004

Applications of PET/MR Imaging in Urogynecologic and Genitourinary Cancers

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2017 May;25(2):335-350. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2016.12.004. Epub 2017 Jan 16.

Authors

Jorge D Oldan¹, Shetal N Shah², Tracy Lynn Rose³

Affiliations

¹ Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chairman's Office, 2006 Old Clinic, CB# 7510, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: Jorge_oldan@med.unc.edu.
² Abdominal Imaging Section and Nuclear Medicine Department, Imaging Institute and Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Mail Code JB3, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: shahs2@ccf.org.
³ Hematology-Oncology, N.C. Cancer Hospital, 101 Manning Drive, Second Floor, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA.

PMID: 28390533
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2016.12.004

Abstract

Positron emission tomograph (PET)-magnetic resonance (MR) is a new modality combining PET and MR. In gynecologic cancers it can be used for staging of cervical and endometrial cancer, planning of radiation therapy in cervical cancer, assessing response to chemotherapy in ovarian cancer, and detection of recurrence in most gynecologic cancers. It is being explored for prostate cancer and other genitourinary cancers, but is still in experimental stages.

Keywords: Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; MR imaging; Ovarian cancer; PET; PET-MR.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Genital Neoplasms, Female / diagnostic imaging
Genitalia, Female / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Urogenital Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Urogenital System / diagnostic imaging