Published January 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Application of PET-CT imaging in pediatric oncology

  • 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)

Description

Pediatric oncology is one of the important cause of children death. PET-CT, which can provide functional and anatomical images in the same scanning session, has a high sensitivity and specialty in the diagnosis of tumors. During the examination of children, careful preparation and individualized dosage are the keys to make it. PET-CT has a great value in making the personal therapy strategy during the clinical activity, including staging, grading, evaluation of therapy, and the items of prognosis and follow-up. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Radiation Medicine and Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 30-33
ISSN
1673-4114

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