Publications by authors named "Z Bar Sever"
Article Synopsis
- * A group of experts from several medical societies reviewed existing research on the use of nuclear imaging in FUO cases to create guidelines on how to appropriately utilize these imaging methods.
- * The established criteria aim to help healthcare providers make informed decisions when ordering diagnostic imaging for FUO, while also highlighting the need for more thorough future research in this area.
Objective: To describe for intervertebral spondylodiscitis (IS) its clinical characteristics, treatment approaches with intravenous (IV) antibiotics, and clinical implications of changes in treatment approach.
Study Design: This retrospective study included all children aged 0-18 years diagnosed with imaging-confirmed thoracic and lumbar IS from 2000 to 2022 at a tertiary pediatric hospital. Patients with longer IV treatment regimen were compared with those with a shorter clinically directed IV to oral regimen.
Article Synopsis
- Scientists are studying different types of imaging to see how well they can find and assess neuroblastoma in kids, especially comparing a method called mIBG with new PET scans.!
- They looked at 10 studies involving 181 patients and found that the PET scans could detect more tumors than the mIBG method in many cases.!
- Although PET scans seem to work better, doctors are still figuring out if this will really change how they treat patients in the future.!
Background: The aim of this work is to provide the currently missing evidence that may allow an update of the Paediatric Dosage Card provided by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) for conventional PET/CT systems.
Methods: In a total of 2082 consecutive [F]FDG-PET scans performed within the EuroNet-PHL-C2 trial, the administered [F]FDG activity was compared to the activity recommended by the EANM Paediatric Dosage Card. None of these scans had been rejected beforehand by the reference nuclear medicine panel of the trial because of poor image quality.
EANM procedural recommendations for managing the paediatric patient in diagnostic nuclear medicine.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
November 2023
Purpose: The manuscript aims to characterize the principles of best practice in performing nuclear medicine procedures in paediatric patients. The paper describes all necessary technical skills that should be developed by the healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible care in paediatric patients, as it is particularly challenging due to psychological and physical conditions of children.
Methods: We performed a comprehensive literature review to establish the most relevant elements of nuclear medicine studies in paediatric patients.