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Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 11/2023

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[18F]FDG PET/CT advanced imaging in crucial management steps of a child affected by hypoplastic left heart syndrome

verfasst von: Milena Pizzoferro, Marco Alfonso Perrone, Saadi Sollaku, Emanuele Casciani, Claudio Altini, Maria Felicia Villani, Aurelio Secinaro, Maria Carmen Garganese

Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 11/2023

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Excerpt

A 6-year-old girl with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) associated with Turner syndrome (TS) was submitted to multiple reconstructive surgery and affected by a recent episode of cardiac infection. After adequate medical therapy, [18]FDG PET imaging was performed ruling out the presence of a persistent/residual infection, and the patient was included in the transplantation list to give a chance of an improved survival life expectation. …
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Titel
[18F]FDG PET/CT advanced imaging in crucial management steps of a child affected by hypoplastic left heart syndrome
verfasst von
Milena Pizzoferro
Marco Alfonso Perrone
Saadi Sollaku
Emanuele Casciani
Claudio Altini
Maria Felicia Villani
Aurelio Secinaro
Maria Carmen Garganese
Publikationsdatum
13.05.2023
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 11/2023
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Elektronische ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-023-06264-7

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