Venet Maelys, Friedberg Mark K, Mertens Luc, Baranger Jerome, Jalal Zakaria, Tlili Ghoufrane, Villemain Olivier
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Department of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, Hôpital du Haut-Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux-Pessac, France.
Front Pediatr. 2022 Jul 6;10:909994. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.909994. eCollection 2022.
Nuclear imaging plays a unique role within diagnostic imaging since it focuses on cellular and molecular processes. Using different radiotracers and detection techniques such as the single photon emission scintigraphy or the positron emission tomography, specific parameters can be assessed: myocardial perfusion and viability, pulmonary perfusion, ventricular function, flow and shunt quantification, and detection of inflammatory processes. In pediatric and congenital cardiology, nuclear imaging can add complementary information compared to other imaging modalities such as echocardiography or magnetic resonance imaging. In this state-of-the-art paper, we appraise the different techniques in pediatric nuclear imaging, evaluate their advantages and disadvantages, and discuss the current clinical applications.
核成像在诊断成像中发挥着独特作用，因为它专注于细胞和分子过程。使用不同的放射性示踪剂和检测技术，如单光子发射闪烁扫描或正电子发射断层扫描，可以评估特定参数：心肌灌注和存活能力、肺灌注、心室功能、血流和分流定量以及炎症过程的检测。在儿科和先天性心脏病学中，与超声心动图或磁共振成像等其他成像方式相比，核成像可以提供补充信息。在这篇前沿论文中，我们评估了儿科核成像中的不同技术，评估了它们的优缺点，并讨论了当前的临床应用。
