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

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

View larger version (75K): [in a new window]   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.

View larger version (93K): [in a new window]   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.