Unexpected detection of melanoma brain metastasis by PET with iodine-124 βCIT

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 698-699

  Cascini, Giuseppe Lucio ^a   Ciarmiello, Andrea ^b   Labate, Angelo ^a   Tamburrini, Stefania ^a   Quattrone, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta CIT; Brain metastasis; Dopamine; Melanoma; PET

Indexed keywords

IODINE BETA CARBOMETHOXY 3BETA(4 IODOPHENYL)TROPANE I 124; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG UPTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COCAINE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MELANOMA; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349736375     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181b53654     Document Type: Article

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