Pediatric PET/CT imaging: tips and techniques.
This article was written to give health-care providers working in the field of nuclear medicine some background information on pediatric PET/CT. Specifically, it provides information regarding patient preparation and acquisition techniques necessary to obtain high-quality pediatric PET/CT images. It is targeted primarily at nuclear medicine technologists and CT technologists but may be beneficial to physicians performing PET/CT scans as well. The learning objectives for this article are to help the reader understand the practical aspects involved in pediatric PET/CT, to provide helpful tips and techniques that can be applied to pediatric nuclear medicine, and to help the reader understand and explore the various studies being done with (18)F-FDG in children.
McQuattie
Susan
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Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. susan.mcquattie@sickkids.ca
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