IASNM Radiant Flashpoints Educational Web-Series – August 1, 2026
Helen R. Nadel MD, FRCPC, (Diag Rad) (Nuc Med), ABR (Ped Rad), ABNM, FACNM, FSNMMI.
Director of Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford
Clinical Professor of Radiology Stanford University School of Medicine
Past President, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Topic: Pediatric PET: From PET/CT to PET/MRI
Objectives
📌 Review the historical evolution of pediatric PET imaging from early nuclear medicine studies and PET/CT to modern PET/MRI and emerging theranostic applications.
📌 Describe how pediatric-specific PET imaging protocols and hybrid imaging techniques improve diagnostic accuracy, staging, treatment response assessment, and radiation safety in children.
📌 Discuss the current and future role of pediatric PET imaging in precision medicine, including novel radiotracers, PET/MRI, AI integration, and molecular imaging approaches for oncology, inflammation, neurologic disease, and cancer predisposition syndromes.
