Up-to-date review of nuclear medicine applications in pediatric thoracic imaging

Neha S Kwatra; Frederick D Grant; Ruth Lim; Edward Y Lee

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.04.007

Up-to-date review of nuclear medicine applications in pediatric thoracic imaging

Eur J Radiol. 2017 Oct:95:418-427. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.04.007. Epub 2016 Apr 16.

Authors

Neha S Kwatra¹, Frederick D Grant², Ruth Lim³, Edward Y Lee⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27142495
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.04.007

Abstract

Nuclear medicine has an important role in the evaluation of various congenital and acquired pediatric chest diseases. Although the radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear medicine examinations used in children are broadly the same as in adults, there are some key differences in clinical indications and underlying disorders. This article provides the reader with an up-to-date review of practice of nuclear medicine as it relates to the pediatric chest, including its current role and future applications.

Keywords: Chest; Nuclear medicine; Pediatric.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Humans
Nuclear Medicine / methods*
Pediatrics / methods*
Radionuclide Imaging / methods*
Thoracic Cavity / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*