title: [Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in endocrine orbitopathy].
abstract: Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy with 111In-labeled octreotide proves to be a very sensitive diagnostic tool for evaluation of inflammative activity in endocrine ophthalmopathy (EO). The results of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) in 40 patients with EO show a high orbital accumulation of 111In-octreotide in clinically active EO (4 h-median/orbit-brain-ratio: 12.6; controls 4 h-median: 5.8) Patients with clinically inactive EO (4 h-median: 7.1) show a similar orbital accumulation of radioactivity compared to controls. 5 patients with active orbital myositis also revealed an even higher orbital accumulation of radioactivity (4 h-median: 42.3). The diagnostic value of SRS lies in its ability to act as a measure of inflammation and can be useful as an activity parameter when planning therapeutic procedure as well as for EO follow-up. The results in patients with orbital myositis nevertheless do not permit a differential diagnosis with this method. The therapeutic value of 111In-octreotide in Graves' disease has yet to be established.
authors: Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Diaz
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Kahaly
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Mühlbach
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Bockisch
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Beyer
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin
chemical_list: D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; D015282:Octreotide
vernacular_title: Somatostatin-Rezeptor-Szintigraphie bei endokriner Orbitopathie.