In-111 pentetreotide. Superior imaging agent for gastrinomas.
Gastrinomas are usually diagnosed clinically and localized before surgery using various imaging modalities including ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, angiography, and venous sampling. The authors present a case in which CT, MRI, and angiography were negative in attempting to localize the gastrinoma, but In-111 pentetreotide localized the lesion, which was proven surgically.
McCown
J S
JS
Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
Gordon
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Uflacker
R P
RP
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015408:Gastrinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D013004:Somatostatin; C081788:pentetreotide