[Scintigraphic diagnosis of tumors in infancy]

The availability of short-life, low energy isotopes has enabled scinti-scanning to be usefully applied in paediatrics. A personal series relating to its employment in the diagnosis of tumours in young infants is presented. Illustrative cases in which the technique gave better indication of the site and extent of neoplasia in the brain, lung, kidneys, liver, spleen and skeleton are described. The advantages of the techinque are explained. The amount of radiation absorbed by the part examined and other radiosensitive areas is so small that there is a complete absence of danger, even in small children.