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Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter
Published on: December 19, 2017
18F-FDG PET/CT in Childhood Cancers: Practical Clinical Applications, Pitfalls, and Case-Based Imaging Scenarios
Nivedita Kundu1, Bangkim Chandra Khangembam1, Rakesh Kumar1
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, PIN-110023, India.
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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) is an important but unevenly useful tool in pediatric oncology. Its clearest role is in lymphoma, especially Hodgkin lymphoma, where metabolic imaging informs staging and response-adapted therapy. In sarcoma, neuroblastoma, CNS tumors, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, germ cell tumors, and Wilms tumor, FDG PET is best used selectively as an adjunct to anatomic imaging, disease-specific tracers, and pathology. This review summarizes practical indications, limitations, pediatric protocol issues, and case-image scenarios in which FDG PET adds clinically meaningful information.
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