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Issues specific to implementing PET–CT for pediatric oncology: what we have learned along the way

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In parallel with the expansion of PET imaging to pediatric patients has been the technological development of merging state-of-the-art cross-sectional anatomic information (CT) with functional imaging (PET) into a single modality: PET–CT. Attending to the clinical, scheduling, and medical needs that are unique to imaging children and adolescents can be a challenge, particularly when instituting a single new modality. When that modality bridges two unique, previously independent methods—often previously located in two separate departmental divisions—the details and logistics required to set up a smoothly functioning process can be particularly difficult. This paper focuses on our experience in implementing PET–CT in a tertiary pediatric referral center.

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  1. Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA

    Sue C. Kaste

  2. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 800 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA

    Sue C. Kaste

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Supported in part by grants P30 CA-21765 and P01 CA-20180 from the National Cancer Institute, a Center of Excellence grant from the state of Tennessee from the National Institutes of Health, and by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC)

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Kaste, S.C. Issues specific to implementing PET–CT for pediatric oncology: what we have learned along the way. Pediatr Radiol 34, 205–213 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-1111-6

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