Drubach Laura A, Sapp Mark V, Laffin Stephen, Kleinman Paul K
Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine/PET, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jul;38(7):776-9. doi: 10.1007/s00247-008-0885-y. Epub 2008 May 27.
We describe the use of 18F-NaF positron emission tomography (PET) whole-body imaging for the evaluation of skeletal trauma in a case of suspected child abuse. To our knowledge, 18F NaF PET has not been used in the past for the evaluation of child abuse. In our patient, this technique detected all sites of trauma shown by initial and follow-up skeletal surveys, including bilateral metaphyseal fractures of the proximal humeri. Fluorine-18 NaF PET has potential advantage over Tc-99m-labeled methylene diphosphonate (MDP) based upon superior image contrast and spatial resolution.
我们描述了在一例疑似虐待儿童病例中，使用18F-氟化钠正电子发射断层扫描（PET）全身成像来评估骨骼创伤的情况。据我们所知，过去18F氟化钠PET尚未用于评估虐待儿童的情况。在我们的患者中，这项技术检测到了初次和后续骨骼检查所显示的所有创伤部位，包括双侧肱骨近端干骺端骨折。基于更好的图像对比度和空间分辨率，氟-18氟化钠PET相对于锝-99m标记的亚甲基二膦酸盐（MDP）具有潜在优势。
