Nuclear Imaging in Pediatric Cardiology: Principles and Applications

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Maelys Venet¹  Mark K. Friedberg¹  Luc Mertens¹  Jerome Baranger¹  Zakaria Jalal²  Ghoufrane Tlili³  Olivier Villemain¹ 

[1] Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto;Department of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, Hôpital du Haut-Lévêque;Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital du Haut-Lévêque

关键词: pediatric cardiology;    nuclear imaging;    radiopharmaceutical;    scintigraphy;    positron emission tomography;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2022.909994

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Nuclear imaging plays a unique role within diagnostic imaging since it focuses on cellular and molecular processes. Using different radiotracers and detection techniques such as the single photon emission scintigraphy or the positron emission tomography, specific parameters can be assessed: myocardial perfusion and viability, pulmonary perfusion, ventricular function, flow and shunt quantification, and detection of inflammatory processes. In pediatric and congenital cardiology, nuclear imaging can add complementary information compared to other imaging modalities such as echocardiography or magnetic resonance imaging. In this state-of-the-art paper, we appraise the different techniques in pediatric nuclear imaging, evaluate their advantages and disadvantages, and discuss the current clinical applications.

【 授权许可】

CC BY