Ga-68 DOTATATE positron emission tomography/computer tomography in initial staging and therapy response evaluation in a rare case of primary neuroblastoma in neck.

作者信息

Agrawal Kanhaiyalal, Kumar Ritesh, Shukla Jaya, Bhattacharya Anish, Mittal Bhagwant Rai

机构信息

Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Department of Radiotherapy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

出版信息

Indian J Nucl Med. 2014 Jul;29(3):175-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-3919.136580.

Gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTA-peptide positron emission tomography/computer tomography (PET/CT) has higher sensitivity and improved spatial resolution for the detection of somatostatin receptor expressing tumors than conventional somatostatin receptor scintigraphy. We present the findings of Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT in a rare case of primary neuroblastoma of the neck in a 12-year-old female child and its role in the evaluation of the treatment response.