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Abstract #1257

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

Yoshiharu Ohno1,2, Masao Yui3, Yuji Kishida4, Shinichiro Seki1,2, Kota Aoyagi3, Katsusuke Kyotani5, Yoshimori Kassai3, and Takeshi Yoshikawa1,2

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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