Incidental Appendix Carcinoid: Value of Somatostatin Receptor Imaging

PurposeSomatostain receptor scintigraphy is used to diagnose carcinoid of the gastrointestinal tract. Its sensitivity ranges from approximately 75%-100%. Therefore, it was hypothesized that it can be used in the postsurgical follow-up to detect residual carcinoid, recurrence, and metastatic disease....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical nuclear medicine 1997-07, Vol.22 (7), p.467-469
Hauptverfasser:	HOEGERLE, STEFAN, NITZSCHE, EGBERT U, STUMPF, ALEXANDER, SIMON, GERHARD H, OTTE, ANDREAS, SCHWARZKOPF, GEORG, MOSER, ERNST
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Appendiceal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Appendiceal Neoplasms - metabolism Appendiceal Neoplasms - secondary Appendiceal Neoplasms - surgery Biological and medical sciences Carcinoid Tumor - diagnostic imaging Carcinoid Tumor - metabolism Carcinoid Tumor - surgery Child Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Indium Radioisotopes Lymphatic Metastasis Medical sciences Neoplasm, Residual Octreotide - analogs & derivatives Pentetic Acid - analogs & derivatives Radionuclide Imaging Radiopharmaceuticals Receptors, Somatostatin - analysis Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Tumors
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