title: Normal variations and benign findings in pediatric 18F-FDG-PET/CT.
abstract: (18)F-FDG PET and PET/CT have a wide variety of indications in children and young adults. Oncologic indications are the most common, but others include neurology, sports medicine, cardiology, and infection imaging. Accurate interpretation of pediatric (18)F-FDG PET and PET/CT requires a technically adequate study and knowledgeable interpretation of the images. A successful pediatric (18)F-FDG PET requires age-appropriate patient preparation and consideration of patient age and developmental stage. Accurate interpretation of the study requires familiarity with normal patterns of physiologic (18)F-FDG uptake in children at all stages of development.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: frederick.grant@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Frederick D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: (18)F-FDG PET; PET/CT; Pediatric imaging; Pediatric nuclear medicine