Sharma Punit, Singh Harmandeep, Bal Chandrasekhar, Kumar Rakesh
Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Nucl Med. 2014 Jan;29(1):2-12. doi: 10.4103/0972-3919.125760.
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare neoplasms characterized by overexpression of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs). Functional imaging plays a crucial role in management of NETs. Recently, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with (68)Gallium ((68)Ga)-labeled somatostatin analogues has shown excellent results for imaging of NETs and better results than conventional SSTR scintigraphy. In this review we have discussed the utility of (68)Ga-labeled somatostatin analogue PET/CT in NETs for various established and potential indications. In addition we have also shared our own experience from a tertiary care center in India.
神经内分泌肿瘤(NETs)是一种罕见的肿瘤,其特征是生长抑素受体(SSTRs)过度表达。功能成像在NETs的管理中起着至关重要的作用。最近,使用(68)镓((68)Ga)标记的生长抑素类似物的正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描(PET/CT)在NETs成像中显示出优异的结果,并且比传统的SSTR闪烁扫描结果更好。在这篇综述中,我们讨论了(68)Ga标记的生长抑素类似物PET/CT在NETs中用于各种既定和潜在适应症的效用。此外,我们还分享了我们在印度一家三级医疗中心的经验。