Myocardial metastases on 6-[18F] fluoro-L-DOPA PET/CT: a retrospective analysis of 116 serotonin producing neuroendocrine tumour patients.

Myocardial metastases on 6-[18F] fluoro-L-DOPA PET/CT: a retrospective analysis of 116 serotonin producing neuroendocrine tumour patients.

<h4>Purpose</h4>This study evaluates the prevalence of cardiac metastases in patients with serotonin producing neuroendocrine tumours (NET), examined with 18F-FDOPA PET/CT, and the relationship of these metastases to the presence of carcinoid heart disease (CHD) based on echocardiography...

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Main Authors: Walter Noordzij, André P van Beek, René A Tio, Anouk N van der Horst-Schrivers, Elisabeth G de Vries, Bram van Ginkel, Annemiek M Walenkamp, Andor W Glaudemans, Riemer H Slart, Rudi A Dierckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112278

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