title: Standard imaging techniques for neuroendocrine tumors.
abstract: Several diagnostic imaging techniques have been used successfully for evaluating patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). These techniques include computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography/CT, single-photon emission CT (SPECT), and SPECT/CT. This article reviews the various imaging methods and their respective advantages and limitations for use in different types of NETs, in particular carcinoid tumors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. david-bushnell@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bushnell
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011859:Radiography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012015:Reference Standards
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals