Multi-modality imaging is rapidly becoming an essential tool in oncology. Clinically, the best
example of multimodality imaging is seen in the rapid evolution of hybrid positron emission …

Introduction The introduction of hybrid imaging modalities such as combined positron
emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) has altered image analysis and …

Since the 1990s, hybrid imaging by means of software and hardware image fusion alike
allows the intrinsic combination of functional and anatomical image information. This review …

Multimodal imaging is now well-established in routine clinical practice. Especially in the field
of nuclear medicine, new positron emission tomography (PET) installations comprise almost …

The publication in August 2007 of the White Paper on Multimodality Imaging [1] marked the
recognition by both the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the …

Purpose Multimodality imaging represents an area of rapid growth with important
professional implication for both nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists throughout …

Background With the introduction of dual-modality PET/CT imaging, the nuclear medicine
community is witnessing a revolution in its daily clinical practice. The hope is that this …

Over the past decade we have witnessed the rise of combined imaging technologies. The
combination of single photon emission tomography (SPECT) and computed tomography …

The first decade of the century has been the beginning of an era of new practice in daily
medical imaging, that is the multimodality involving functional or metabolic imaging brought …

Introduction Since their introduction in 2001, PET/CT systems have gained wide acceptance
primarily due to their inherent ability to combine functional and structural information about …