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M Lassmann1, L Biassoni, M Monsieurs
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin der Universität Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, Würzburg, Germany. lassmann@nuklearmedizin.uni-wuerzburg.de
Introduction:
The previously published European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) paediatric dosage card recommends 70 MBq F-18 or F-18 Fluoro-2-Deoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) as the "minimum recommended activity".
Discussion:
Two recent publications demonstrate that when utilising F-18-labelled radiopharmaceuticals the administration of lower activities for small children is possible without losing image quality.
Conclusion:
In the light of these findings the EANM dosimetry and paediatrics committee have decided to reduce the value for the "minimum recommended activity" for both F-18 and F-18-FDG to 26 MBq for 2D- and 14 MBq for 3D-acquisitions.
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