Somatostatin receptor imaging in patients with neuroendocrine tumors: not only SPECT?
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چکیده
In this issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Gabriel et al. (1) report their experience with 68Ga-labeled 1,4,7,10tetraazacyclododecane-N,N9,N99,N999tetraacetic acid-D-Phe1-Tyr3-octreotide (68Ga-DOTA-TOC) PET in a series of 84 patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET). PET was more accurate with a higher detection rate than somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (using 111In-DOTA-TOC or 99mTc-labeled hydrazinonicotinyl-Tyr3-octreotide [99mTc-HYNIC-TOC]) and CT, providing further clinically relevant information. NET represent heterogeneous and complex entities derived from neuroendocrine cells, which are characterized
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
دوره 48 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007