Analysis of image data from the EuroNet PHL-C2 trial indicates a potential reduction in injected F-18 FDG activities in children: a proposal to update the EANM Paediatric Dosage Card.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this work is to provide the currently missing evidence that may allow an update of the Paediatric Dosage Card provided by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) for conventional PET/CT systems.

Methods

In a total of 2082 consecutive [¹⁸F]FDG-PET scans performed within the EuroNet-PHL-C2 trial, the administered [¹⁸F]FDG activity was compared to the activity recommended by the EANM Paediatric Dosage Card. None of these scans had been rejected beforehand by the reference nuclear medicine panel of the trial because of poor image quality. For detailed quality assessment, a subset of 91 [¹⁸F]FDG-PET scans, all performed in different patients at staging, was selected according to pre-defined criteria, which (a) inc

SUBMITTER: Tran-Gia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10774179 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature