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Functional PET imaging techniques for metastatic gastrointestinal tract neuroendocrine tumor

Functional PET imaging techniques for metastatic gastrointestinal tract neuroendocrine tumor
(A) Fused 18F-dihydroxy-phenyl-alanine (18F-DOPA) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography scan
(B) Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy
(C) 18F-DOPA PET
(D) 11C-5-hydroxy-tryptophan (11C-5-HTP) PET of an 80-year-old male patient with metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of the gastrointestinal tract
From: Koopmans KP, Neels OC, Kema IP, et al. Improved staging of patients with carcinoid and islet cell tumors with 18F-dihydroxy-phenyl-alanine and 11C-5-hydroxy-tryptophan positron emission tomography. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:1489. Reprinted with permission. Copyright © 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved.
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