-  Start imaging 45 min after FDG injection and after voiding.

-  Whole body CECT transmission and PET emission acquisition either in 2D or 3D, for 30 min, from head to upper thighs.

-  In small children anesthesia has to be conducted to obtain a good acquisition.

-  Delay views help to diminish physiologic or inflammatory activity while persist or may increase in malignant lesions.

References:

1  Schelbert H. R. et al. Procedure Guideline for Tumor Imaging Using F-18 FDG. Society of Nuclear Medicine Manual 2002: 133-137.

2  Rohren EM, Turkington TG, Coleman RE. Clinical applications of PET in oncology. Radiology. 2004 May;231(2):305-32.