A case of local recurrent pheochromocytoma: usefulness of I-123 MIBG early SPECT and maximum intensity projection images.
It has been reported that 10% of patients with pheochromocytoma experience recurrence despite surgery. The authors administered I-123 MIBG to patients with recurrent pheochromocytoma and found that early images are more useful than delayed images to detect recurrence. Early imaging with I-123 MIBG is useful for postoperative follow-up studies in patients with pheochromocytoma and those with possible tumor recurrence.
Komori
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Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
Narabayashi
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Doi
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Sueyoshi
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Tatsu
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Utsunomiya
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K
D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013997:Time Factors; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods
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