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Where are we with nuclear medicine in pediatrics? EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE Nadel, H. R. 1995; 22 (12): 1433–51

Abstract

The practice of nuclear medicine in children is different from that in adults. Technical considerations including immobilization, dosing of radiopharmaceuticals, and instrumentation are of major importance. Image magnification and the capability to perform single-photon emission tomography are essential to performing state of the art pediatric nuclear medicine. New advances in instrumentation with multiple detector imaging, the possibility of clinical positron emission tomography imaging in children, and new radiopharmaceuticals will further enhance pediatric scintigraphic imaging. This review highlights advances in pediatric nuclear medicine and discusses selected clinical problems.

View details for DOI 10.1007/BF01791153

View details for Web of Science ID A1995TL31200012

View details for PubMedID 8586090