Identification and characterization of myocardial metastases in neuroendocrine tumor patients using 68Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT

Identification and characterization of myocardial metastases in neuroendocrine tumor patients using 68Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT

Abstract Background Focal 68Ga-DOTATATE PET lesions within the myocardium of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients are observed in clinical practice. We determined the frequency and characteristics of lesions that are consistent with cardiac metastasis and assessed the lesion detection rate of convent...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang G. Kunz, Ralf S. Eschbach, Robert Stahl, Philipp M. Kazmierczak, Peter Bartenstein, Axel Rominger, Christoph J. Auernhammer, Christine Spitzweg, Jens Ricke, Clemens C. Cyran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
Subjects:
Myocardium
Neuroendocrine tumors
Positron-emission tomography
Multidetector computed tomography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-018-0168-2

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