Fig. 3.

Whole-body acquisition protocol of MR/PET in oncology patients, which consists of whole-body and dedicated MR/PET.

Diagnostic MR pulse sequences in whole-body MR/PET include half-Fourier acquisition single shot turbo spin echo, short-tau inversion recovery T2-weighted sequences, three-dimensional volumetric interpolated breath-held examination or turbo spin echo T1-weighted images. On dedicated MR imaging, variable pulse sequences were used according to diagnostic purpose and specific body part. AC = attenuation correction, MR/PET = magnetic resonance imaging/positron emission tomography