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Contribution of the scintigraphy with meta-iodo-benzyl-guanidine in the neuroblastoma: about 42 cases

  • 1. Service de medecine nucleaire, hopital militaire, Tunis, (Tunisia)

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The aim of this work is to evaluate the performances of the scintigraphy with meta-iodo-benzyl-guanidine labelled with iodine 131 (Mibg-131I) in the diagnosis, the choice of therapy strategy and the follow up of the neuroblastoma. The conclusions that the scintigraphy with Mibg-131I is a simple and noninvasive examination that presents an excellent sensitivity and a great specificity in the neuroblastoma detection and most of all of its osteo-medullar overgrowth, as well as in the evaluation of the therapy response. (N.C.)

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Original title (French)
Apport de la scintigraphie a la meta-iodo-benzyl-guanidine dans le neuroblastome: a propos de 42 cas

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Journal Title
Medecine Nucleaire. Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
no.5
Journal Page Range
p. 243
ISSN
0928-1258
CODEN
MNIMEX