The role of nuclear medicine in pediatric cardiology has grown rapidly over the years, providing useful functional and prognostic information and playing a complementary role to morphological imaging in the evaluation of myocardial perfusion, cardiovascular inflammation and infections, and cardiac sympathetic innervation. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize and highlight the most important evidence on pediatric nuclear cardiology, describing clinical applications and the possibilities, advantages, and limitations of nuclear medicine techniques. Moreover, a special focus will be given to the minimization of radiation exposure in pediatric nuclear cardiology imaging, a critical topic in children.
Perrone, M.a., Cimini, A., Ricci, M., Pizzoferro, M., Garganese, M.c., Raponi, M., et al. (2023). Myocardial Functional Imaging in Pediatric Nuclear Cardiology. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE, 10(9), 1-12 [10.3390/jcdd10090361].
Myocardial Functional Imaging in Pediatric Nuclear Cardiology
Perrone M. A.;Cimini A.;Schillaci O.
2023-08-24
Abstract
The role of nuclear medicine in pediatric cardiology has grown rapidly over the years, providing useful functional and prognostic information and playing a complementary role to morphological imaging in the evaluation of myocardial perfusion, cardiovascular inflammation and infections, and cardiac sympathetic innervation. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize and highlight the most important evidence on pediatric nuclear cardiology, describing clinical applications and the possibilities, advantages, and limitations of nuclear medicine techniques. Moreover, a special focus will be given to the minimization of radiation exposure in pediatric nuclear cardiology imaging, a critical topic in children.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
