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1Division of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC, USA.
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
|March 1, 1996
Abstract:
No ideal imaging method is available for the diagnosis of MTC. Once the diagnosis is suspected, serum calcitonin or CEA may help to confirm it. Often, multiple studies are done, especially a combination of MR imaging or ultrasound and an isotopic method. Tc(V)DMSA is an excellent agent but not readily available in the United States. Indium-labeled pentreotide is probably the imaging agent of choice in the United States.