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…
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 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….
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…
Peculiar Aspects and Problems of Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in Paediatrics
Its own capabilities and limitations Capabilities (and limitations) of alternative procedures Clinical questions: Diagnosis, prognosis, connection with therapy Local scenario: Instruments and procedures routinely used Epidemiological and socio-economic issues Risks…
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,…
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…
