Published October 2003 | Version v1
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The application of PET in endocrine tumors

Creators

  • 1. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., Shanghai (China). Shanghai 6th People's Hospital, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine

Description

There are wide application of PET in endocrine tumors, including thyroid cancer, parathyroid adenoma, pheochromocytoma and neuroblastoma. Many papers concluded that in diagnosing endocrine tumors, PET does not show apparent advantages comparing with traditional radionuclide imaging methods. But as a useful complementary method, its clinical value has been recognized

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Foreign Medical Sciences. Section of Radiation Medicine and Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 208-211
ISSN
1001-098X

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
35093012
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CARCINOMAS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; FLUORINE 18; GLUCOSE; IMAGES; NEOPLASMS; PARATHYROID GLANDS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; THYROID
Descriptors DEC
ALDEHYDES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARBOHYDRATES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; EVALUATION; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; GLANDS; HEXOSES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; MONOSACCHARIDES; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; SACCHARIDES; TOMOGRAPHY