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Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter
Published on: December 19, 2017
Pediatric Bone Scanning: Clinical Indication of (18)F NaF PET/CT
1Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Abstract:
Skeletal imaging of children with fluorine-18 ((18)F) NaF harnesses the superior imaging characteristics of positron emission tomography (PET) and the improved biodistribution of the fluoride tracer compared with standard nuclear techniques, resulting in excellent quality images. Bone malignancy in children is less common than in adults, and the evaluation of benign skeletal disorders represents a larger fraction of indications in the pediatric versus adult population. (18)F NaF PET imaging has been successfully applied to various benign disorders, particularly trauma and sports medicine applications.
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