Open AccessLutetium DOTATATE whole body scans: A novel approach for evaluation of neuroendocrine tumors
Author(s) -
Natasha Singh,
BA Krishna,
Madhusudan Vyas,
Meera Venkatesh,
Sharmila Banerjee,
Tapas Das,
Kv Vimal Nair,
Sudipta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.103994
Subject(s) - medicine , lutetium , neuroendocrine tumors , nuclear medicine , radiology , medical physics , chemistry , organic chemistry , yttrium , oxide
We undertook a study to evaluate whether Lutetium (Lu) DOTATATE whole body scan is well comparable to Gallium positron emission tomography (PET) / Indium Octreotide, and hence with dosimetric advantage can replace it in the pre-therapy setting.