Nuclear Medicine in Pediatric Nephro-urology
Fig. 10.1 Female, 3 months. MAG3 diuretic renography (protocol F+2). No washout even after micturition. Typical ascending pattern of the right renographic curve. Obstruction of the right pyelo-ureteral junction Furosemide…
Cerebral Tumors
Infratentorial tumors Astrocytoma Medulloblastoma Ependymoma Brainstem glioma Supratentorial tumors Intraparenchymal Astrocytoma Ependymoma Ganglioglioma/ganglioglioma Desmoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DIG) Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) Rhabdoid tumors Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors Sellar/suprasellar Craniopharyngioma Astrocytoma Rathke…
Endocrinology: Diagnostics in Children and Adolescents
Fig. 7.1 Thyroid ectopy Fig. 7.2 Thyroid agenesis On the other side, 123I can be of more difficult availability and of higher costs. It is trapped and organified by the…
Other Neoplasms
Fig. 17.1 Three-year-old boy with hepatoblastoma. (a) Maximum-intensity projection image and (b) axial images (from left to right: CT, FDG PET, fused FDG PET/CT) show irregular, heterogeneous, and markedly elevated…
Nuclear Medicine in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Diseases
Fig. 9.1 A 16-year-old boy with Crohn’s disease. The maximum-intensity-projection 18F-FDG-PET image shows a diffuse and intense radiopharmaceutical uptake in the large bowel Fig. 9.2 The same patient in Fig….
The Problem of Cancer in Children
Fig. 11.1 Pediatric CNS tumors according to histology 11.2.2 Clinical Presentation 11.2.2.1 Initial Signs and Symptoms Initial signs and symptoms depend on the primary site of the neoplasm in relation…
Nuclear Medicine in Pediatric Cardiology
Fig. 6.1 Male, 9 years, anomalous origin of the left coronary artery. MIBI myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Reversible hypoperfusion in the anterior wall of the left ventricle 6.2.6 Transposition of the…
Radiation Risk from Medical Exposure in Children
No prior exposure to XRT Prior exposure to XRT Reason for referral Reason for referral Suspicion of thyroid tumor Other All Suspicion of thyroid tumor Other All Number of…
PET/MR in Children
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Luigi Mansi, Egesta Lopci, Vincenzo Cuccurullo and Arturo Chiti (eds.)Clinical Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics10.1007/978-3-319-21371-2_2 2. PET/MR in Children Marco Salvatore1 , Carmela Nappi2 and Alberto Cuocolo2 (1) SDN Foundation, Institute of Diagnostic and Nuclear Development, Naples,…
