Diagnostic nuclear medicine in pediatric oncology-what we should know before scanning?

Archive of Oncology

关键词: Medical Oncology;    Pediatrics;    Neoplasms;    Diagnostic Imaging;    Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography;    Tomography;    Emission-Computed;    Single-Photon;    Nuclear Medicine;    Radiation Dosage;   

DOI  :  10.2298/AOO1204139V

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Cancer is second only to trauma as a cause of death in children, accountingfor approximately 10% of all childhood deaths. The application ofradioisotopes in the treatment of malignant diseases in children consists ofdetecting and estimating the degree of tumour spread by application oftumour-specific and non-specific radiopharmaceuticals, as well as thetreatment of some malignant diseases. Paramount to any successful nuclearmedicine examination is the establishment of acquisition protocols that allowhigh quality images to be obtained while ALARA principles are followed.Pediatric-specific issues should be anticipated and addressed in the planningof the studies to maximize the utility of the technique in this challenginggroup of patients, so the goal of this article is to summarize generalprerequisites for the application of nuclear medicine diagnostic proceduresin pediatric oncology patients. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke RepublikeSrbije, br. 43011]

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