Published February 1990
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Journal article
Increased accumulation of N-isopropyl-(I-123)p-iodoamphetamine in bronchial carcinoid tumor
- 1. Tenri Hospital, Nara (Japan)
Description
Radionuclide imaging with N-isopropyl-(I-123)p-iodoamphetamine ([123I]IMP) was performed in a patient with recurrent bronchial carcinoid tumor. Increased accumulation of [123I]IMP was observed in the known lesions of the brain and neck on both tomographic and planar images. Scintigraphy also revealed unknown metastatic lesions of the paraaortic lymph nodes, which were later confirmed on x-ray CT. Iodine-123-IMP may have a potential role in evaluating carcinoid tumors
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 31
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- J. Nucl. Med.
- Journal Page Range
- 240-242
- ISSN
- 0161-5505
- CODEN
- JNMEA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21058716
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPHETAMINES; BRAIN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; IODINE 123; LUNGS; LYMPH NODES; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SCINTISCANNING; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- AMINES; ANALEPTICS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENT; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MATERIALS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TOMOGRAPHY