Myocardial Functional Imaging in Pediatric Nuclear Cardiology

Author:

Perrone Marco Alfonso12ORCID,Cimini Andrea3ORCID,Ricci Maria4ORCID,Pizzoferro Milena5,Garganese Maria Carmen5,Raponi Massimiliano6,Schillaci Orazio7ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy

2. Division of Cardiology and CardioLab, Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy

3. Nuclear Medicine Unit, St. Salvatore Hospital, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy

4. Nuclear Medicine Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, 86100 Campobasso, Italy

5. Division of Nuclear Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy

6. Health Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy

7. Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy

Abstract

The role of nuclear medicine in pediatric cardiology has grown rapidly over the years, providing useful functional and prognostic information and playing a complementary role to morphological imaging in the evaluation of myocardial perfusion, cardiovascular inflammation and infections, and cardiac sympathetic innervation. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize and highlight the most important evidence on pediatric nuclear cardiology, describing clinical applications and the possibilities, advantages, and limitations of nuclear medicine techniques. Moreover, a special focus will be given to the minimization of radiation exposure in pediatric nuclear cardiology imaging, a critical topic in children.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Pharmacology (medical),General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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