Scintigraphic depiction of an insulinoma by I-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine.
Scintigraphy with I-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) was effective in depicting a pancreatic insulinoma in a patient suffering from intermittent hypoglycemia. This observation widens the range of neuroendocrine tumors that take up to I-131 MIBG and supports the concept that many tumors of the amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation system may be imaged in this way.
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Istituto di Medicina Nucleare, Ospedale Civile di Udine, Italy.
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Barillari
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D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine