Abstract #1257

Comparison of Staging Capability among PET/MRI, MRI, PET/CT and Conventional Staging Method in Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Yoshiharu Ohno^1,2, Masao Yui³, Yuji Kishida⁴, Shinichiro Seki^1,2, Kota Aoyagi³, Katsusuke Kyotani⁵, Yoshimori Kassai³, and Takeshi Yoshikawa^1,2

¹Division of Functional and Diagnostic Imaging Research, Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ²Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ³Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, Japan, ⁴Division of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ⁵Center for Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan

No direct comparisons for TNM staging capability among whole-body PET/CT, whole-body PET/ MRI, whole-body MRI and conventional radiological examination in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). We hypothesize that whole-body FDG-PET/MRI and MRI have better potential for TNM stage assessment than whole-body FDG-PET/CT and conventional staging method in MPM patients. The purpose of this study was to directly and prospectively compare the TNM staging capability among whole-body FDG-PET/MRI, MRI with DWI, FDG-PET/CT and conventional staging method in MPM patients

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