111 In-pentetreotide SPECT CT Value in Follow-up of Patients with Neuro-Endocrine Tumors
Carcinoid tumors are relatively rare and can occur in the thorax, abdomen, or pelvis. Functional imaging in the form of Indium-111 pentetreotide scanning is widely used for identification of these tumors and it exploits the fact that the vast majority of these tumors express somatostatin receptors o...
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| Language: | English |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Oman Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=567&type=fultext |