A new molecular imaging technique that pairs a novel tracer with a next-generation PET/CT scanner can identify neuroblastoma in children with high sensitivity, requiring a scan time of only ...

Isabel Doran is only 4 years old, but she’s already had about 15 CT scans — and every one comes with a dose of radiation. ¶ “I think there’s always that part of you that thinks it’s too ...

This trial compared iodine 124 PET-CT scans with the iodine 123 scans which were routinely used at the time. Researchers used the scans to look at whether neuroblastoma had come back after treatment ...

Photo of CT Scan of Neuroblastoma in the brain IMAGE BY RADIOPEDIA Childhood neuroblastoma is often a fatal disease. Despite initial treatment success, most patients relapse or develop resistance ...

Treatment of neuroblastoma depends on which risk group your child is in. Find out what treatment your child is likely to have based on their risk group.

Extending Positron Emission Tomography Scan Utility to High-Risk Neuroblastoma: Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography as Sole Imaging Modality in Follow-Up of Patients ...

CT scan of the neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis demonstrated enlarged cervical and paratracheal lymph nodes and a left paravertebral lesion in the thoracic area.

High-risk neuroblastoma is the most common indication for autologous HSC transplantation in children, 4 and PBSCs are now the most common source of HSCs. 1, 2, 3 Although a concern for PBSC ...