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Abstract #3449

Comparison of SUV Between Simultaneous PET/MRI and PET/CT: A Single Injection Study in Patients with Cancer

Shanaugh McDermott1, Ronald Borra2, Michael Blake1, Dushyant V. Sahani1, Grae Arabasz2, Shirley Hsu2, Lawrence T. White2, Mary Ohara2, Jacob M. Hooker2, Ciprian Catana3, Bruce R. Rosen2, Alexander R. Guimaraes2

1Radioloy, Massachusetts General Hospital; Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Boston, MA, United States; 2Radiology; Massachusetts General Hospital, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, MA, United States; 3Radiology; Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States

This study is a comparison of PET/MRI to PET/CT in a single injection study performed on the same day. Lesions that were FDG avid were compared on a lesion specific basis and categorized by anatomic region. Linear regression was performed in order to quantify the correlation.

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