کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4226640 1609811 2010 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evolving role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the body tumor and metastases in pediatrics
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی رادیولوژی و تصویربرداری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Evolving role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the body tumor and metastases in pediatrics
چکیده انگلیسی

18F-FDG-positron emission tomography–computerized tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) scan is an important imaging tool which may provide both functional and anatomical information in a single diagnostic test. It has the potential to be a valuable tool in the noninvasive evaluation and monitoring of pediatric tumors including the metastases because 18fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) is a glucose analogue that concentrates in areas of active metabolic activity. This review provides an update on functional and metabolic imaging approaches for assessment and management of the body tumor and metastases in pediatrics using a combined whole body 18F-FDG-PET/CT scanners. We discuss the benefits include improved pediatric patients’ outcome facilitated by staging and monitoring of disease and better treatment planning. It is worth to concern the preparation of children undergoing PET studies and radiation dosimetry and its implications for family and caregivers. It is important to consider the normal distribution of 18FDG in children, common variations of the normal distribution. We show some of our cases that most tumors in children accumulate and retain FDG, allowing high-quality images of their distribution and pathophysiology either at the primary site as well as in the areas of metastatic disease.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Radiology - Volume 75, Issue 3, September 2010, Pages 329–335
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