Positron emission tomography in the pediatric oncology

Abstract

The methodical features of using of the positron emission tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in pediatric oncological patients and variations of normal distribution of radiopharmaceutical in children were revealed. Diagnostic efficacies of PET/CT in different pediatric malignancies were represented. It is showed that the modality is the important additional imaging method of staging, assessment of treatment, and monitoring of the lymphomas, sarcomas and neuroblastomas which can improve the results of treatment. The possibilities of using PET/CT in diagnostics of Wilms’ tumor, hepatoblastomas and germ cell tumors were reviewed. Key words: positron emission tomography, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose, pediatric malignancies.