68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT Can Be an Alternative Imaging Method in Insulinoma Patients
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Tarih
2017
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Yayıncı
Soc Nuclear Medicine Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Insulinomas are the most common cause of hypoglycemia, resulting from endogenous hyperinsulinism. The diagnosis of insulinoma is established by demonstrating inappropriately high serum insulin concentrations during a spontaneous or induced episode of hypoglycemia. Most insulinomas are islet-cell tumors. They are often small (<2 cm), benign, and difficult to localize with current imaging techniques. Insulinomas can be detected using either noninvasive procedures (e.g., transabdominal ultrasonography, spiral CT, MRI, In-111-pentetreotide imaging, and F-18-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine PET) or invasive procedures (e.g., endoscopic ultrasonography) or a selective arterial calcium stimulation test with hepatic venous sampling. Methods: We performed Ga-68-DOTATATE PET/CT on 3 patients with insulinoma. Results: All patients' insulinomas were shown clearly with Ga-68-DOTATATE PET/CT. Conclusion: Ga-68-DOTATATE PET/CT imaging may be a useful noninvasive imaging technique to localize insulinomas preoperatively.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Ga-68-Dotatate Pet/Ct, Insulinoma, Neuroendocrine Tumor
Kaynak
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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N/A
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
45
Sayı
3
