Nuclear Imaging in Pediatric Cardiology: Principles and Applications

Nuclear imaging plays a unique role within diagnostic imaging since it focuses on cellular and molecular processes. Using different radiotracers and detection techniques such as the single photon emission scintigraphy or the positron emission tomography, specific parameters can be assessed: myocardi...

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Published inFrontiers in pediatrics Vol. 10; p. 909994
Main Authors Venet, Maelys, Friedberg, Mark K, Mertens, Luc, Baranger, Jerome, Jalal, Zakaria, Tlili, Ghoufrane, Villemain, Olivier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 06.07.2022
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nuclear imaging
pediatric cardiology
Pediatrics
positron emission tomography
radiopharmaceutical
scintigraphy
nuclear imaging
pediatric cardiology
positron emission tomography
scintigraphy
radiopharmaceutical
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Summary:Nuclear imaging plays a unique role within diagnostic imaging since it focuses on cellular and molecular processes. Using different radiotracers and detection techniques such as the single photon emission scintigraphy or the positron emission tomography, specific parameters can be assessed: myocardial perfusion and viability, pulmonary perfusion, ventricular function, flow and shunt quantification, and detection of inflammatory processes. In pediatric and congenital cardiology, nuclear imaging can add complementary information compared to other imaging modalities such as echocardiography or magnetic resonance imaging. In this state-of-the-art paper, we appraise the different techniques in pediatric nuclear imaging, evaluate their advantages and disadvantages, and discuss the current clinical applications.
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Reviewed by: Keiichi Hirono, University of Toyama, Japan; Liqun Sun, University of Toronto, Canada
This article was submitted to Pediatric Cardiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics
Edited by: Inga Voges, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
ISSN:2296-2360
2296-2360
DOI:10.3389/fped.2022.909994