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A Practical Guide for the Production and PET/CT Imaging of 68Ga-DOTATATE for Neuroendocrine Tumors in Daily Clinical Practice
Published on: April 17, 2019
[Theranostics in 2020: Neuroendocrine tumors]
Gábor Sipka1, Zsuzsanna Besenyi1, István Farkas1
1Nukleáris Medicina Intézet, Szegedi Tudományegyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Szeged, Hungary. sipka.gabor@med.u-szeged.hu.
Abstract:
This article presents the diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine methods for neuroendocrine tumors in accordance with current guidelines. The paper begins with a general characterization of neuroendocrine tumors, followed by a broad introduction to laboratory and imaging diagnostic techniques, and a detailed discussion of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy and meta-iodobenzylguanidine treatment. Finally, the article provides an insight into current research and future developments.
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