PET/CT in paediatric oncology: Indications and pitfalls

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Franzius, Christiane ^a,b   Juergens, Kai Uwe ^a,b  

^a MR und PET/CT Zentrum Bremen Mitte   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEUROBLASTOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARCOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649097249     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1175-z     Document Type: Review

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