Table 3.
List of PET/MRI and PET/CT preferred clinical indications as adopted at a long-standing PET/MRI site in Germany (adapted from Stephan Nekolla, Nuklearmedizinische Klinik der TU München, Germany)
| Scan indication | PET/CT | PET/MRI |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroimaging | ||
| Neurodegenerative disease or where MRI is standard of care | – | ✓ |
| Dynamic PET scans required | – | ✓ |
| MRI exclusion criteria met (valves, pacemakers, claustrophobia) | ✓ | – |
| Oncological Imaging | ||
| Prostate primary staging, recurrence | ✓ | – |
| Prostate biopsy planning | – | ✓ |
| Prostate therapy | ✓ | – |
| Focus on liver | – | ✓ |
| Focus on lung | ✓ | – |
| Paediatric imaging | – | ✓ |
| MRI exclusion criteria met | ✓ | – |
| Problems lying supine for >30 min | ✓ | – |
| Cardiac imaging | ||
| MRI exclusion criteria met | ✓ | – |
| All others | – | ✓ |