Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Imaging of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 Nov;48(12):3827-3834. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05524-8. Epub 2021 Aug 28.
Positron emission tomography (PET) with F-fluorodeoxyglucose ([F]-FDG) has been increasingly applied in precise localization of epileptogenic focus in epilepsy patients, including pediatric patients. The aim of this international consensus is to provide the guideline and specific considerations for [F]-FDG PET in pediatric patients affected by epilepsy.
An international, multidisciplinary task group is formed, and the guideline for brain [F]-FDG PET/CT in pediatric epilepsy patients has been discussed and approved, which include but not limited to the clinical indications, patient preparation, radiopharmaceuticals and administered activities, image acquisition, image processing, image interpretation, documentation and reporting, etc. CONCLUSION: This is the first international consensus and practice guideline for brain [F]-FDG PET/CT in pediatric epilepsy patients. It will be an international standard for this purpose in clinical practice.
正电子发射断层扫描（PET）结合 F-氟代脱氧葡萄糖（[F]-FDG）在癫痫患者，包括儿科患者的致痫灶精确定位中得到了越来越多的应用。本国际共识的目的是为受癫痫影响的儿科患者提供 [F]-FDG PET 的指南和具体注意事项。
成立了一个国际性的多学科工作组，对儿科癫痫患者脑 [F]-FDG PET/CT 的指南进行了讨论和批准，其中包括但不限于临床适应证、患者准备、放射性药物和给药活度、图像采集、图像处理、图像解释、记录和报告等。
这是首个关于儿科癫痫患者脑 [F]-FDG PET/CT 的国际共识和实践指南。它将成为该领域临床实践的国际标准。
