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Comparison of the different imaging modalities used to image pediatric oncology patients: A COG diagnostic imaging committee/SPR oncology committee white paper.

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Frush, DP; Callahan, MJ; Coley, BD; Nadel, HR; Paul Guillerman, R
Published in: Pediatr Blood Cancer
June 2023

Diagnostic imaging is essential in the diagnosis and management, including surveillance, of known or suspected cancer in children. The independent and combined roles of the various modalities, consisting of radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine (NM), are both prescribed through protocols but also function in caring for complications that may occur during or subsequent to treatment such as infection, bleeding, or organ compromise. Use of a specific imaging modality may be based on situational circumstances such as a brain CT or MR for a new onset seizure, chest CT for respiratory signs or symptoms, or US for gross hematuria. However, in many situations, there are competing choices that do not easily lend themselves to a formulaic approach as options; these situations depend on the contributions of a variety of factors based on a combination of the clinical scenario and the strengths and limitations of the imaging modalities. Therefore, an improved understanding of the potential influence of the imaging decision pathways in pediatric cancer care can come from comparison among the individual diagnostic imaging modalities. The purpose of the following material to is to provide such a comparison. To do this, pediatric imaging content experts for the individual modalities of radiography and fluoroscopy, US, CT, MRI, and NM will discuss the individual modality strengths and limitations.

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Pediatr Blood Cancer

DOI

EISSN

1545-5017

Publication Date

June 2023

Volume

70 Suppl 4

Issue

Suppl 4

Start / End Page

e30298

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Medical Oncology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Child
  • 3213 Paediatrics
 

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Frush, D. P., Callahan, M. J., Coley, B. D., Nadel, H. R., & Paul Guillerman, R. (2023). Comparison of the different imaging modalities used to image pediatric oncology patients: A COG diagnostic imaging committee/SPR oncology committee white paper. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 70 Suppl 4(Suppl 4), e30298. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30298
Frush, Donald P., Michael J. Callahan, Brian D. Coley, Helen R. Nadel, and R. Paul Guillerman. “Comparison of the different imaging modalities used to image pediatric oncology patients: A COG diagnostic imaging committee/SPR oncology committee white paper.Pediatr Blood Cancer 70 Suppl 4, no. Suppl 4 (June 2023): e30298. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30298.
Frush DP, Callahan MJ, Coley BD, Nadel HR, Paul Guillerman R. Comparison of the different imaging modalities used to image pediatric oncology patients: A COG diagnostic imaging committee/SPR oncology committee white paper. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jun;70 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):e30298.
Frush, Donald P., et al. “Comparison of the different imaging modalities used to image pediatric oncology patients: A COG diagnostic imaging committee/SPR oncology committee white paper.Pediatr Blood Cancer, vol. 70 Suppl 4, no. Suppl 4, June 2023, p. e30298. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/pbc.30298.
Frush DP, Callahan MJ, Coley BD, Nadel HR, Paul Guillerman R. Comparison of the different imaging modalities used to image pediatric oncology patients: A COG diagnostic imaging committee/SPR oncology committee white paper. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jun;70 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):e30298.
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Published In

Pediatr Blood Cancer

DOI

EISSN

1545-5017

Publication Date

June 2023

Volume

70 Suppl 4

Issue

Suppl 4

Start / End Page

e30298

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Medical Oncology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Child
  • 3213 Paediatrics