F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging in staging and response assessment in children with langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Conclusions: PET has been shown to be superior to bone scintigraphy and skeletal survey for overall lesion detection. Patients with LCH involving only the bones have a significantly better outcome than those with other organ involvement. Results of this study suggest that F-18 FDG PET/CT is useful for identification of active lesions, stratification of disease stages, monitoring of therapeutic response, and detection of reactivation in LCH patients.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Tags: Pediatrics Posters Source Type: research