title: PET and PET/CT in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract Oncology.
abstract: PET and PET/CT imaging are increasingly used in pediatric oncology; however, their role is still evolving. Studies have shown an incremental impact of PET imaging on the management of childhood malignancies. Gastrointestinal tumors have low incidence in children and PET has proved useful in many of them. Overall, the published data support the exceptional diagnostic capability of PET and PET-CT imaging. This article presents insight through the available literature on pediatric gastrointestinal oncology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Wichana
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chamroonrat
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Radiology, National Liver Institute, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Houseni
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Geming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: zhuanghm@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hongming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhuang
keywords: Childhood malignancy; Gastrointestinal lymphoma; Hepatoblastoma; Hyperinsulinism; PET; Pediatric oncology