Comparison of 18F-DOPA, 18F-FDG and 68Ga-somatostatin analogue PET/CT in patients with recurrent medullary thyroid carcinoma

Giorgio Treglia, Paola Castaldi, Maria Felicia Villani, Germano Perotti, Chiara De Waure, Angelina Filice, Valentina Ambrosini, Nadia Cremonini, Monica Santimaria, Annibale Versari, Stefano Fanti, Silvia Fanti, Aldo Giordano, Vittoria Rufini

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Abstract

To retrospectively evaluate and compare (18)F-FDG, (18)F-DOPA and (68)Ga-somatostatin analogues for PET/CT in patients with residual/recurrent medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) suspected on the basis of elevated serum calcitonin levels.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)569-580
Number of pages12
JournalEuropean Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Volume39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • PET tracers
  • imaging
  • medullary thyroid carcinoma

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