Brain PET-MRI Systems Diagnosis of Neurological Disorders
What is PET-MRI? Positron emission tomography – magnetic resonance imaging (PET-MRI) can be considered as a hybrid imaging technology that includes MRI soft tissue morphological imaging and positron emission tomography functional imaging. Brain PET-MRI based on phase: 1. Pre-clinical As of now, the incorporation of positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a hybrid imaging modality is getting massive attention in its merging clinical applications and the preclinical field. A couple of designs based on different interesting types of PET detector technologies have been developed over the last couple of years, some of which have been used for first preclinical examinations. A couple of companies offer MR-compatible preclinical PET scanner embeds for use in the bore of an existing MRI, enabling simultaneous PET/MR image acquisition. 2. Clinical Systems The first two clinical whole body PET-MRI systems were launched by Philips at Mount Sinai Medical ...