Compared to 123I-MIBG SPECT/CT, 18F-DOPA PET/CT provides accurate tumor extent in patients with extra-adrenal paraganglioma

Alexander Kroiss,Christian Uprimny,Barry L. Shulkin,Andreas Frech,Herbert Tilg,Rudolf Wolfgang Gasser,Georg Mathias Sprinzl,Leonhard Gruber,Claudius Thomé,Clemens Plangger,Christoph Url,Gustav Fraedrich,Irene Virgolini

Compared to 123I-MIBG SPECT/CT, 18F-DOPA PET/CT provides accurate tumor extent in patients with extra-adrenal paraganglioma

2017

Alexander Kroiss
Christian Uprimny
Barry L. Shulkin
Andreas Frech
Herbert Tilg
Rudolf Wolfgang Gasser
Georg Mathias Sprinzl
Leonhard Gruber
Claudius Thomé
Clemens Plangger
Christoph Url
Gustav Fraedrich
Irene Virgolini

Aim The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of 123I-MIBG SPECT/CT with that of 18F-DOPA PET/CT for staging extra-adrenal paragangliomas (PGLs) using both functional and anatomical images (i.e., combined cross-sectional imaging) as the reference standards.

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Radiology
PET-CT
Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma
Stage (cooking)
Medicine
in patient
reference standards
123i mibg
18f dopa

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