Localization of TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma using 11C-methionine image subtraction

Localization of TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma using 11C-methionine image subtraction

Abstract Background Pituitary adenomas (PA) affect ~ 1:1200 of the population and can cause a wide range of symptoms due to hormone over-secretion, loss of normal pituitary gland function and/or compression of visual pathways, resulting in significantly impaired quality of life. Surgery is potential...

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Main Authors: Daniel Gillett, Russell Senanayake, James MacFarlane, Merel van der Meulen, Olympia Koulouri, Andrew S. Powlson, Rosy Crawford, Bethany Gillett, Nick Bird, Sarah Heard, Angelos Kolias, Richard Mannion, Luigi Aloj, Iosif A. Mendichovszky, Heok Cheow, Waiel A. Bashari, Mark Gurnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
11C-methionine PET
Human pituitary tumors
Normalization
Subtraction imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-022-00899-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-022-00899-7

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