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For the nuclear imaging technologist, success in obtaining a highquality imaging study in children is both challenging and rewarding. Imaging children for general nuclear medicine (NM) procedures requires versatile strategies that can be applied successfully to positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. This chapter discusses from the technologist’s perspective the strategies for general NM imaging, the special considerations and requirements for PET imaging, and the appropriate use of sedation in the pediatric patient.
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- Positron Emission Tomography
- Single Photon Emission Compute Tomography
- Positron Emission Tomography Imaging
- Scanning Room
- Imaging Table
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Green, M. (2006). The Nuclear Imaging Technologist and the Pediatric Patient. In: Charron, M. (eds) Pediatric PET Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34641-4_1
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