Joint EANM/SIOPE/RAPNO practice guidelines/SNMMI procedure standards for imaging of paediatric gliomas using PET with radiolabelled amino acids and [18F]FDG: version 1.0

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  • Arnoldo Piccardo
  • Nathalie L. Albert
  • Lise Borgwardt
  • Frederic H. Fahey
  • Darren Hargrave
  • Norbert Galldiks
  • Nina Jehanno
  • Lars Kurch
  • Law, Ian
  • Ruth Lim
  • Egesta Lopci
  • Marner, Lisbeth
  • Giovanni Morana
  • Tina Young Poussaint
  • Victor J. Seghers
  • Barry L. Shulkin
  • Katherine E. Warren
  • Tatjana Traub-Weidinger
  • Pietro Zucchetta

Positron emission tomography (PET) has been widely used in paediatric oncology. 2-Deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) is the most commonly used radiopharmaceutical for PET imaging. For oncological brain imaging, different amino acid PET radiopharmaceuticals have been introduced in the last years. The purpose of this document is to provide imaging specialists and clinicians guidelines for indication, acquisition, and interpretation of [18F]FDG and radiolabelled amino acid PET in paediatric patients affected by brain gliomas. There is no high level of evidence for all recommendations suggested in this paper. These recommendations represent instead the consensus opinion of experienced leaders in the field. Further studies are needed to reach evidence-based recommendations for the applications of [18F]FDG and radiolabelled amino acid PET in paediatric neuro-oncology. These recommendations are not intended to be a substitute for national and international legal or regulatory provisions and should be considered in the context of good practice in nuclear medicine. The present guidelines/standards were developed collaboratively by the EANM and SNMMI with the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) Brain Tumour Group and the Response Assessment in Paediatric Neuro-Oncology (RAPNO) working group. They summarize also the views of the Neuroimaging and Oncology and Theranostics Committees of the EANM and reflect recommendations for which the EANM and other societies cannot be held responsible.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Volume49
Pages (from-to)3852–3869
ISSN1619-7070
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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    Research areas

  • DOPA, FDG, FET, Gliomas, MET, Paediatric brain imaging, Paediatric oncology, Paediatric PET, PET-CT

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