Pediatric PET/CT imaging: Tips and techniques

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 171-178

  McQuattie, Susan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pediatric; PET CT; Technique

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REVIEW; SEDATION; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

CHILD; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57449117734     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.108.051995     Document Type: Review

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