Application of low-dose FDG-PET/MRI for quantification of lung changes in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: a new inflammatory index
In selected cases, pulmonary FDG-PET/MRI can help guide therapeutic decision-making and provide complementary information on CF-related lung changes to conventional MRI at a low radiation exposure.
Authors
- Helmut Dittmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6840-5571)
- Ute Graepler-Mainka
- Philipp Utz
- Ricarda Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3801-0365)
- Michael Esser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-3034)
- Mareen Sarah Kraus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3504-0689)
- Jürgen Schäfer
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (CA)
- University Children's Hospital Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/qims-24-989
- Primary Topic
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00