TY - JOUR T1 - Pediatric PET/CT Imaging: Tips and Techniques JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol. SP - 171 LP - 178 DO - 10.2967/jnmt.108.051995 VL - 36 IS - 4 AU - Susan McQuattie Y1 - 2008/12/01 UR - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/36/4/171.abstract N2 - This article was written to give health-care providers working in the field of nuclear medicine some background information on pediatric PET/CT. Specifically, it provides information regarding patient preparation and acquisition techniques necessary to obtain high-quality pediatric PET/CT images. It is targeted primarily at nuclear medicine technologists and CT technologists but may be beneficial to physicians performing PET/CT scans as well. The learning objectives for this article are to help the reader understand the practical aspects involved in pediatric PET/CT, to provide helpful tips and techniques that can be applied to pediatric nuclear medicine, and to help the reader understand and explore the various studies being done with 18F-FDG in children. ER -