Imaging of bronchial carcinoid tumours with indium-111 pentetreotide.
Neuroendocrine tumours are characterised by the expression of high affinity binding sites for somatostatin. The detection of bronchial carcinoid tumours through scintigraphic imaging is described in two patients using the novel radiolabelled somatostatin analogue indium-111 pentetreotide.
O'Byrne
K J
KJ
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
O'Hare
N J
NJ
Freyne
P J
PJ
Luke
D A
DA
Clancy
L J
LJ
Prichard
J S
JS
Carney
D N
DN
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D013004:Somatostatin; C081788:pentetreotide