The 3rd edition of this classic - considered the standard in the field - reflects the latest advances in PET, SPECT, and oncology. Updated to incorporate cutting-edge diagnostic techniques, it serves as a bedrock resource for physicians whose nuclear medicine practices include children and provides a vast amount of background material for residents in training. The new edition retains the fundamental standard of excellence that earned its predecessors such a distinguished reputation. It has been thoroughly updated to incorporate cutting-edge diagnostic techniques. Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET, Third Edition is an indispensable resource for physicians whose practices include children and provides a vast amount of background material for residents in training.

1 Introduction.- 2 Pediatric Sedation for Nuclear Medicine Procedures.- 3 Radiation Risk.- 4 Magnification in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine.- 5 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography.- 6 Brain.- 7 Cerebrospinal Fluid.- 8 Dacryoscintigraphy.- 9 Thyroid.- 10 Calculation of Administered Doses of Iodine-131 for Treatment of Thyroid Cancer.- 11 Lungs.- 12 Heart.- 13 Bone.- 14 Radionuclide Evaluation of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease.- 15 Skeletal Scintigraphy for Assessment of Mandibular Growth and Asymmetry.- 16 Skeletal Scintigraphy for Assessment of Growth Centers.- 17 Kidneys.- 18 Scrotal Scintigraphy.- 19 Vesicoureteric Reflux and Radionuclide Cystography.- 20 Gastroesophageal Reflux, Esophageal Transit, Gastric Emptying, and Pulmonary Aspiration.- 21 Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- 22 Liver and Spleen.- 23 Tumor Imaging.- 24 Scintigraphy of Neuroblastoma with Radioiodinated m-Iodobenzylguanidine.- 25 Infection and Inflammation.- 26 Internal Dosimetry in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine.