title: The role of nuclear medicine in children.
abstract: Nuclear medicine studies have an important role to play in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of several paediatric conditions. This article highlights this role and indicates areas of potential growth.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging