title: Imaging infection and inflammation in children with (18)F-FDG PET and (18)F-FDG PET/CT.
abstract: The goal of this article is to delineate indications for (18)F-FDG PET/CT pertaining to inflammation in the pediatric population, with emphasis on those that have been described in the literature. The limitations of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in this type of evaluation are also described, and the importance of using as low a dose as feasible is discussed. After reading this article, the reader should be able to list several clinical situations in which (18)F-FDG PET/CT may be appropriate, describe some limitations of (18)F-FDG PET/CT, and explain why dose is particularly important in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. servaes@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Sabah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Servaes
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18