Combined PET/MR: The Real Work Has Just Started. Summary Report of the Third International Workshop on PET/MR Imaging; February 17–21, 2014, Tübingen, Germany

• DOI: 10.1007/s11307-014-0818-0
• Publication Date: 2015-02-11T14:59:03Z
• Authors: D. L. Bailey; G. Antoch; P. Bartenstein; H. Barthel; A. J. Beer; S. Bisdas; D. A. Bluemke; R. Boellaard; C. D. Claussen; C. Franzius; M. Hacker; H. Hricak; C. la Fougère; B. Gückel; S. G. Nekolla; B. J. Pichler; S. Purz; H. H. Quick; O. Sabri; B. Sattler; J. Schäfer; H. Schmidt; J. van den Hoff; S. Voss; W. Weber; H. F. Wehrl; T. Beyer
• Keywords: PET Imaging

Abstract This paper summarises the proceedings and discussions at third annual workshop held in Tübingen, Germany, dedicated to advancement of technical, scientific clinical applications combined PET/MRI systems humans. Two days basic technical instructions with “hands-on” tutorials were followed by 3 invited presentations from active researchers this associated fields augmented round-table dialogue boards specific themes. These included use paediatric oncology adult neurology, cardiology, development multi-parametric analyses, efforts standardise examinations allow pooling data for evaluating technology. A poll taken on final day demonstrated that over 50 % those present felt while technology underwent an inevitable slump after its much-anticipated initial launch, it was now entering a period slow, progressive development, new key emerging. In particular, are focusing exploiting complementary nature physiological (PET) biochemical (MRI/MRS) within morphological framework (MRI) these devices can provide. Much discussion summed up when one speaker commented state PET/MRI: “ real work has just started ”.