Table of Contents

Section I Basic Science and Practical Issues 1 Radiofarmaceutical Compounds.- 2 Method and Preparation of the Patient.- 3 18F-FDG Administration and Dosimetry.- 4 Physiological Pattern and Pitfall of 18F-FDG Biodistribution.- Section II Oncology 5 Malignant Lymphoma in Children.- 6 18-FDG PET/CT in Pediatric Lymphoma.- 7 Other Haematological Diseases (Leukemia).- 8 Primary Bone Tumors.- 9 Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Soft Tissue Sarcomas.- 10 Primary Hepatic Tumors.- 11 Neuroendocrine Tumors.- 12 Neuroblastoma.- Other Tumors 13 Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.- 14 Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma.- 15 Phylloid Tumor of the Breast.- 16 Wilms Tumor.- 17 Adrenal Gland Cancer.- 18 Ovarian Teratoma.- Section III Neurology 19 Role of Aminoacid PET Tracers in Pediatric Brain Tumors.- 20 18F-FDG in Brain Tumors.- 21 PET/CT in the Clinical Evaluation of Pediatric Epilepsy.- 22 Epilepsia Partialis Continua.- 23 Brain 18F- FDG PET/CT Imaging in Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) During and After the Acute Phase.- Section IV Infection and Inflammation 24 Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- 25 Appendicitis.- 26 Spondylodiscitis.- 27 Other Bone Lesion.- 28 Pulmonary Aspergillosis.- 29 Mycobatteriosis.- Section V Other Applications 30 Sarcoidosis.- 31 Neurofibromatosis.- 32 Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS). 33 Castelman’s Disease.- 34 Fever of Unknown Origin.- 35 Congenital Hyperinsulinism.- 36 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Rb Cardiac PET/CT.

Reviews

From the book reviews:“The book is well written and highly didactic, therefore having a very high appeal for residents and practitioners, first of all for those involved in pediatrics. In my opinion, this volume has to be present in all nuclear medicine labs and is also useful for nuclear physicians, radiologists, oncologists, clinicians, surgeons, and all people who want to be updated on the state of the art and on clinical indications for PET/CT in infants and young patients.” (Luigi Mansi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 41, 2014)