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Emerging techniques: Whole‐body screening and staging with MRI
Author(s) -
Lauenstein Thomas C.,
Semelka Richard C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.20666
Subject(s) - radiology , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , whole body imaging , medical physics , plain radiography , computed tomography , ultrasound
Strategies for screening or tumor staging include various modalities such as plain radiography, computed tomography (CT), MRI, and ultrasound. Technical innovations have created the feasibility to use MRI to image the entire body in a relatively short time‐period. Whole‐body MRI may play a potentially important role in evaluating for cancer or vascular disease. This article describes the rationale for using MRI to display the entire body, the techniques employed in whole‐body MRI, possibilities and limitations, and summarizes first clinical results for screening and staging purposes. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.