The value of radiolabelled MIBG and octreotide in the diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumours.

Neuroendocrine tumours have a particular tendency to express functional receptors and/or uptake mechanisms. Radionuclides, such as 123I-MIBG, which is taken up by a specific uptake mechanism, and 111In-pentetreotide, which binds to somatostatin receptors, present an imaging modality based on these p...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Kaltsas, G, Mukherjee, J, Grossman, AB
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2001