Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) in cancer

Secco A, Ciapponi A, Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, García Martí S, Alcaraz A, Bardach A, López A, Rey-Ares L
Record ID 32016000906
Spanish
Authors' recommendations: Scarce, low-quality evidence did not show clear benefits of PET/MRI when compared with PET/CT scan, in terms of therapeutic-clinical management of cancer patients. Moderate-quality evidence showed that the diagnostic accuracy of PET/MRI is similar to that of PET/CT scan in tumor assessment and staging. The clinical practice guidelines do not consider its use and several United States coverage policies consider it in experimental stage.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2016
URL for published report: www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Argentina
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasms
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
Contact
Organisation Name: Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address: Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name: info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email: info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright: Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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