Published January 2009
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Journal article
Application of PET-CT imaging in pediatric oncology
Creators
- 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)
Additional details
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
INIS
- Country of Publication
- China
- Country of Input or Organization
- China
- INIS RN
- 41073486
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CAT SCANNING; CHILDREN; DEATH; DIAGNOSIS; EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; IMAGES; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY; THERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MAMMALS; MAN; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PRIMATES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 1 tab., 22 refs.