Diagnostic Performance of Dual Tracer PET/CT in Staging Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung

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Introduction: Different positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) tracers may be useful in staging lung neuroendocrine tumors (LNETs)

Aim(s): to calculate the diagnostic performance of PET/CT using two tracers (Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose [FDG], a glucose analogue and Gallium-68-DOTANOC, a somatostatin analogue) in a series of patients with suspected LNETs

Materials and methods: Twenty-nine patients with suspected LNETs based on radiological and/or biochemical findings underwent FDG-PET/CT and Gallium-68-DOTANOC-PET/CT for presurgical staging

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Authors: Treglia G, Stefanelli A, Cardillo G, Lococo F, Rindi G,

Keywords: Neuroendocrine tumors, lung carcinoids, PET/CT,