Abstract #4184

Evaluation of STIR-HASTE Whole Body MRI for the Initial Staging of Paediatric Lymphoma: A Correlation with PET/CT

Shonit Punwani¹, Steve Bandula², Vineet Prakash², Alan Bainbridge², Enrico De Vita^1,2, Nicola Stevens², Stuart Taylor^1,2, Sharon Hain², Stephen Daw², Ananth Shankar², Paul Humphries²

¹University College London, London, UK; ²University College London Hospital, London, UK

Staging of childhood lymphoma uses serial PET/CT and chest CT examinations which deliver a high radiation burden to the patient. Whole body MRI using turbo spin echo images can be performed within 20-25 minutes and may provide a non-ionising method of disease evaluation. This study evaluates STIR-HASTE MRI against an 'enhanced' PET/CT standard for the initial staging of paediatric lymphoma.