title: PET and PET/CT in Pediatric Sarcomas.
abstract: Because of the rarity of pediatric bone and soft tissue malignancies, it is difficult to validate the role of emerging imaging technologies in their management. The growing body of literature regarding the use of PET and PET/CT in children supports the continued investigation of this modality in the management of pediatric sarcomas. This article reviews the current literature regarding FDGPET imaging in the management of pediatric sarcomas and presents important pitfalls in PET/CT imaging of these patients that the author, her colleagues, and others have encountered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Electronic address: beth.mccarville@stjude.org.
authors.forename: M Beth
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: McCarville
keywords: Bone scan; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatric; Positron emission tomography; Sarcomas