Pediatric Bone Scanning: Clinical Indication of (18)F NaF PET/CT.

Skeletal imaging of children with fluorine-18 ((18)F) NaF harnesses the superior imaging characteristics of positron emission tomography (PET) and the improved biodistribution of the fluoride tracer compared with standard nuclear techniques, resulting in excellent quality images. Bone malignancy in children is less common than in adults, and the evaluation of benign skeletal disorders represents a larger fraction of indications in the pediatric versus adult population. (18)F NaF PET imaging has been successfully applied to various benign disorders, particularly trauma and sports medicine applications.