Abstract
There have been a number of advances in nuclear medicine imaging in the past decade, particularly with regard to SPECT, PET, hybrid imaging, image processing, and tomographic reconstruction. Many of these advancements can be applied to improve the quality of nuclear medicine imaging in children. Often this has led to imaging with higher sensitivity or image quality improvements with few counts allowing for the extension of advanced technologies to smaller children or the reduction of radiation dose to the patient while still providing high-quality clinical results. The application of nuclear medicine to children takes special care with respect to the approach to image acquisition, the choice of instrumentation including collimation, and the application of new processing and reconstruction techniques. A clear understanding of how these choices can enhance or hinder the quality of the nuclear medicine study is essential in these precious and challenging patients.
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Fahey, F.H., Lim, R., El-Fakhri, G. (2014). Physical Aspects of Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Imaging. In: Treves, S. (eds) Pediatric Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9551-2_27
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