I. Summary – The recent advent of positron emission tomography (PET) hybridized to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with either sophisticated fiducials and a universal table, a consecutive design, or a novel simultaneous design, has allowed for the marriage of the present most sophisticated means of performing molecular imaging, with the most robust imaging modality. As the hybrid, simultaneous PET-MRI imaging system is the most technologically sophisticated, and is the instrument with which both authors have over 1 year of experience, the workshop will focus on it and will detail PET-MRI in the following:a. Basic technology and MR based attenuation correctionb. Early adoption, technical challenges and work-flowc. Clinical Application i. Whole body1. Lymphoma2. Bone metastases ii. Male Pelvis1. prostate iii. Female pelvis1. Endometrial CA2. Cervical CA3. Ovarian CA iv. Rectal CA v. Liverd. Survey of published worke. Future Directionsf. Pitfalls i. Lung nodule ii. SUV iii. Field of view iv. Metallic implants1. Artifacts2. MRI compatibility

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