Practical use and implementation of PET in children in a hospital PET centre
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Practical use and implementation of PET in children in a hospital PET centre. / Borgwardt, Lise; Larsen, Helle Jung; Pedersen, Kate; Højgaard, Liselotte.
In: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 30, No. 10, 10.2003, p. 1389-97.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Practical use and implementation of PET in children in a hospital PET centre
AU - Borgwardt, Lise
AU - Larsen, Helle Jung
AU - Pedersen, Kate
AU - Højgaard, Liselotte
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - Children are not just small adults-they differ in their psychology, normal physiology and pathophysiology, and various aspects should be considered when planning a positron emission tomography (PET) scan in a child. PET in children is a growing area, and this article describes the practical use and implementation of PET in children in a hospital PET centre. It is intended to be of use to nuclear medicine departments implementing or starting to implement PET scans in children. Topics covered are: dealing with children, dosimetry, organisation within the department and relations with other departments, preparation of the child (provision of information to the child and parents and the fasting procedure), the imaging procedure (resting, tracer injection, positioning, sedation and bladder emptying) and pitfalls in the interpretation of PET scans in children, including experiences with telemedicine.
AB - Children are not just small adults-they differ in their psychology, normal physiology and pathophysiology, and various aspects should be considered when planning a positron emission tomography (PET) scan in a child. PET in children is a growing area, and this article describes the practical use and implementation of PET in children in a hospital PET centre. It is intended to be of use to nuclear medicine departments implementing or starting to implement PET scans in children. Topics covered are: dealing with children, dosimetry, organisation within the department and relations with other departments, preparation of the child (provision of information to the child and parents and the fasting procedure), the imaging procedure (resting, tracer injection, positioning, sedation and bladder emptying) and pitfalls in the interpretation of PET scans in children, including experiences with telemedicine.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Child
KW - Child Care
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Male
KW - Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital
KW - Patient Care Management
KW - Pediatrics
KW - Practice Patterns, Physicians'
KW - Tomography, Emission-Computed
KW - Journal Article
KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
U2 - 10.1007/s00259-003-1263-5
DO - 10.1007/s00259-003-1263-5
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12920486
VL - 30
SP - 1389
EP - 1397
JO - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
JF - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
SN - 1619-7070
IS - 10
ER -
ID: 165882451