PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of dual tracer positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) with flourine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) and gallium-68 [1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid]-1-NaI3-octreotide (68Ga-DOTANOC) in preoperative characterization of large indeterminate adrenal masses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten patients (four males, six f...

Somatostatin (SST) is a neuropeptide present in neurons, endocrine cells, and a wide range of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). 68Ga-DOTATOC, 68Ga-DOTANOC, and 68Ga-DOTATATE are current SST analogues used for PET/CT which bind to SST receptors expressed in NETs. These SST analogues have been used successfully for diagnosis of SST-expressing tumors with a more sensitive detection technique than conv...

Abstract Background Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) is a subgroup of (NET) that has unique biology and natural history. The histological classification major role in the management this pathology, but recent years Gallium 68 dotatate (68Ga-DOTA) scanning at center discussion about how these imaging technologies can modify clinical tumors their results are correlated to Ki67 index. Method...

BACKGROUND Gallium-68 somatostatin receptor positron emission tomography (PET) has been used in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). The compounds often used in molecular imaging of NETs with PET are 68Ga-DOTATOC, 68Ga-DOTATATE, and 68Ga-DOTANOC. There is varying affinity to different somatostatin receptors. PURPOSE To systematically review and perform a meta-analysis of published d...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of simultaneous whole-body Ga-DOTANOC PET/MRI compared with Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT for detection of distant metastatic disease in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). METHODS Patients with histologically proven, well-differentiated NET (G1 or G2) were included in this prospective, institutional review...

Through diagnostic imaging and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy, nuclear medicine has earned a major role in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP NETs). GEP NETs are diagnosed fortuitously or on the basis of symptoms or hormonal syndrome. The functional tumor characteristics shown by radionuclide imaging allow for more accurate staging and treatment selection. Tumor grade help...

68Ga-labeled octreotide analogs, including DOTATOC, DOTATATE and DOTANOC, are very useful PET radiopharmaceuticals in the management of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). However, a considerable number of malignancies beyond NETs, including lymphomas, express somatostatin receptors and are eligible to accumulate radiolabeled octreotide analogs, leading to misleading findings on somatostatin receptor...