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British Journal of Radiology (2005) 78, 110-115
© 2005 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/51245688

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The role of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in patients with pituitary adenoma or post-surgical recurrent tumours

M J Acosta-Gómez, MD1, M A Muros, MD, PhD1, J M Llamas-Elvira, MD, PhD1, A Ramírez, MD, PhD1, S Ortega, MD1, G Sabatel, MD1, C Ramos, MD1 and A de la Riva-Aguilar, MD, PhD2

1 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas 2, 18014 Granada and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital "Reina Sofía", Córdoba, Spain



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Figure 1. (a) Anterior and (b) lateral images of 111In-chloride-DTPA-D-Phe-octreotide accumulation in the tumour site in a patient (N° 17) with thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)-secreting adenoma. The images were taken in a Siemens single-head gamma camera 24 h after tracer administration.

 


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Figure 2. (a) MRI in the patient N° 21. Represent a study in a coronal view showing a small recurrent tumour in contact with right optic nerve. (b) Lateral images of 111In-chloride-DTPA-D-Phe-octreotide accumulation in the recurrent tumour site in a patient (N° 21) with recurrent adenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-secreting adenoma. The images were taken in a Siemens single-head gamma camera 24 h after tracer administration.

 





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