Clinical Benefit of Hybrid PET/MRI Molecular Imaging in Oncology
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Research of Cancer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026 | Viewed by 65
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular PET imaging; radiomics in response to treatment and prognosis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
PET/MRI is a powerful and complex diagnostic hybrid technique that provides detailed anatomical and metabolic information. However, PET-MRI availability is limited to a few centers, some of which focus strictly on research. In addition, its use requires careful patient selection, image quality, close multidisciplinary collaboration, and proper clinical interpretation.
When determining whether a patient is suitable for a PET/MRI scan, no specific considerations are defined in clinical guidelines, primarily due to the limited published literature.
A precise definition of the PET/MRI scope, aimed at diagnostic and therapeutic impact, is imperative to define oncologic indications with greater clinical impact and thus provide the most beneficial treatment for patients.
This Special Issue offers a critical review of the current status of this hybrid technology for the accurate diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning of certain oncological processes.
Authors will be encouraged to provide specific clinical scenarios and patient conditions where this hybrid modality is recommended, taking into account the literature evidence and their clinical experience. For this, specific clinical questions will be addressed beforehand to determine if this hybrid technology answers them and thus whether it is able to report added value with respect to the standards of other diagnostic techniques.
Dr. Ana María García-Vicente
Dr. Edel Noriega-Álvarez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- PET/MRI
- hybrid imaging
- gynecological cancer
- prostate cancer
- glioma
- brain metastases
- brain meningioma
- sarcoma
- liver cancer
- hepato-biliary cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- rectal cancer
- breast cancer
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