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The new EANM paediatric dosage card: additional notes with respect to F-18.
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European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging [Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging] 2008 Sep; Vol. 35 (9), pp. 1666-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Jun 24. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Introduction: The previously published European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) paediatric dosage card recommends 70 MBq F-18 or F-18 Fluoro-2-Deoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) as the "minimum recommended activity".<br />Discussion: Two recent publications demonstrate that when utilising F-18-labelled radiopharmaceuticals the administration of lower activities for small children is possible without losing image quality.<br />Conclusion: In the light of these findings the EANM dosimetry and paediatrics committee have decided to reduce the value for the "minimum recommended activity" for both F-18 and F-18-FDG to 26 MBq for 2D- and 14 MBq for 3D-acquisitions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1619-7070
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18574583
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-008-0799-9