Atlas of PET/CT in Pediatric Patients [Hardcover]

This richly illustrated book presents the pediatric applications of PET/CT in the full range of scenarios frequently encountered in a professional setting. It opens with a thorough introduction covering the fundamental science and the clinical basis for use of PET/CT in this age group. Pitfalls and artifacts are examined, and normal variations and benign findings are carefully described. Each subsequent chapter addresses the role of PET/CT with different radiopharmaceuticals in the evaluation and management of a specific disease. The full range of oncological diseases is covered, including the rare ones. Succinct descriptions of clinical cases are included and, when appropriate, comparisons are made with other modalities. In addition, the role of PET/CT in biopsy guidance and in radiation therapy planning is explained. This book will be invaluable for residents and practitioners in nuclear medicine, radiology, oncology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine technologyThis richly illustrated book explores pediatric applications of PET/CT, from its thorough introduction to fundamental science, to pitfalls and artifacts, to the full range of oncological disease to its careful coverage of normal variations and benign findings.Section I Basic Science and Practical Issues 1 Radiofarmaceutical Compounds.- 2 Method and Preparation of the Patient.- 3 18F-FDG Administration and Dosimetry.- 4 Physiological Pattern and Pitfall of 18F-FDG Biodistribution.- Section II Oncology 5 Malignant Lymphoma in Children.- 6 18-FDG PET/CT in Pediatric Lymphoma.- 7 Other Haematological Diseases (Leukemia).- 8 Primary Bone Tumors.- 9 Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Soft Tissue Sarcomas.- 10 Primary Hepatic Tumors.- 11 Neuroendocrine Tumors.- 12 Neuroblastoma.- Other Tumors 13 Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.- 14 Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma.- 15 Phylloid Tumor of the Breast.- 16 Wilms Tumor.- 17 Adrenal Gland Cancer.- 18 Ovarian Teratoma.- Section III Neurology 19 Role of Aminoacl±