Prospective evaluation of 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in limited disease neuroendocrine tumours and/or elevated serum neuroendocrine biomarkers.

Sophie GabrielPhilippe GarrigueLaetitia DahanFrederic CastinettiFrédéric SebagKarine BaumstarkCendrine ArchangeAbhishek JhaKarel PacakBenjamin GuilletDavid Taïeb

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2018)

Our study shows that 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT detected similar number of sites than combination of SRS, liver MRI and thoraco-abdominopelvic CT on region-based analysis. 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT missed half of primary lung carcinoids with ectopic Cushing's syndrome.

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pet ct
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
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magnetic resonance
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