Abstract:A common medical diagnostic problem is the determination of physiological function. Modern medical imaging modalities provide the physician with a wealth of differing yet complementary information. Modalities traditionally offer either mappings of anatomical structure (MRI and CT) or function (SPECT, PET), but seldom both.MRI and CT are somewhat dissimilar but complementary imaging technologies. While CT provides excellent information regarding internal bony structures, MRI has proven to be superior in the pro… Show more
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