PET/CT in evaluating pediatric malignancies: a clinician's perspective.

نویسندگان

  • Noah Federman
  • Stephen A Feig
چکیده

The introduction of combined CT with the functional imaging modality of PET has been an advancement in diagnostic imaging that has been welcomed by radiologists, nuclear medicine specialists, and oncologists. PET/CT has been used successfully in the diagnosis, staging, monitoring of response to therapy, and surveillance of various malignancies in adult patients (1,2). However, the role of PET/ CT in the management of pediatric malignancies has not been well studied and, as a result, is less clearly defined in this population.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine

دوره 48 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007