FDG-PET/CT in children with malignant diseases – comparison of a long axial field of view scanner with a standard scanner
Wolfram A Bosbach, Valentin Manser, Carola M Bregenzer, Nasir Gözlügöl, Korbinian Krieger, Konstantinos Zeimpekis, Angela Filipa Silva Mendes, Swantje Engelbrecht, Angelo R Felgosa Cardoso, Kuangyu Shi, Axel Rominger, Hasan Sari, Paul Cumming, Clemens Mingels… · Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine · 2026 · Heft 05 · S. 312-320
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Abstract Aim [18F]FDG positron-emission-tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is a crucial tool in paediatric oncology for staging, treatment response assessment, and follow-up imaging. Long axial field of view (LAFOV) PET/CT is more sensitive for the detection of annihilation events than short axial field of view (SAFOV) instrumentation, thus enabling lower radiation dose and/or briefer acquisition time. In consideration of the radiation sensitivity of children, we compared the performance of LAFOV and SAFOV PET/CT in paediatric oncology. Methods Twenty-six paediatric oncology patients (mean age 13.7 ± 4.8 y)…
