NUCLEAR MEDICINE PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND OTHER RADIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES IMPART SOME IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE TO PATIENTS. WITHIN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION, THE DISEASE DISTRIBUTION OF PATHOLOGY IS ALSO DIFFERENT COMPARED TO ADULTS. WITH THIS IN MIND, APPLICATIONS DIFFER SLIGHTLY COMPARED TO THE ADULT POPULATION. THIS ARTICLE OUTLINES THE APPROPRIATE USE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNIQUES IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION.