Localization of an adrenocorticotropin-producing pheochromocytoma using 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 748-749

  Fiebrich, Helle Brit ^a   Brouwers, Adrienne H ^a   Van Bergeijk, Leo ^b   Van Den Berg, Gerrit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TWENTEBORG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 FLUORODOPA F 18; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DOPA; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ACTH SECRETING CELL; ADRENALECTOMY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; ADRENAL TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; SECRETION;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGED; DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; HUMANS; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 62349120633     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-2099     Document Type: Article

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