SPECT semiquantitative analysis of adrenocortical 131I-6β- iodomethyl-norcholesterol uptake to discriminate subclinical and preclinical functioning adrenal incidentaloma

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1057-1064

  La Cava, Giuseppe ^a   Imperiale, Alessio ^a   Olianti, Catia ^a   Gheri, G Riccardo ^a   Ladu, Cristina ^a   Mannelli, Massimo ^a   Pupi, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

131I 6 iodomethyl norcholesterol SPECT; Cushing's syndrome; Incidentaloma

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; IODOCHOLESTEROL I 131; 6 IODOMETHYLCHOLESTEROL; 6-IODOMETHYLCHOLESTEROL; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IODOCHOLESTEROL; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

19-IODOCHOLESTEROL; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0042388355     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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