Items tagged “neuroendocrine”
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Gallium-68 DOTATATE
Gallium-68 DOTATATE (or Ga-68 DOTATATE) is a PET radiotracer that is a form of somatostatin-receptor (SSTR) functional imaging. It is most commonly used for evaluating primary and metastatic well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. There are also emerging uses for evaluating other somatostat...
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Iodine-131 iobenguane
Iodine-131 iobenguane, trade name Azedra, sometimes referred to as I-131 MIBG, is a theranostic (i.e. both therapeutic and diagnostic) agent used for the treatment of unresectable pheochromocytomas, paragangliomas, carcinoid, and neuroblastomas. It is created using the high specificity Ultratr...