Emerging Roles of PET/MR in the Pediatric Hospital

Add “improving” before “detection”? PET/MR is beneficial particularly in pediatric patients who undergo recurrent imaging, such as those with cancer or chronic inflammatory disease. PET/MR has advantages compared with PET/computed tomography, including decreased radiation exposure and superior characterization of soft tissue. Ongoing challenges include reducing examination duration and costs and detection of pulmonary lesions. Accepted clinical...