New radionuclide tracers for the diagnosis and therapy of medullary thyroid carcinoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), a calcitonin-producing tumor that occurs in familial and sporadic forms, can be monitored satisfactorily with measurements of calcitonin and CEA in serum. However, locating the tumor site may be difficult. In the current review of the experience with four new radionuclide tracers for MTC, the relative value of each of these procedures is outlined. Total body imaging using TI-201 chloride and Tc-99m(V) DMSA are both sensitive techniques that can be used for the detection and follow-up of MTC. Imaging using I-131 MIBG and I-131 anti-CEA antibodies/fragments should be performed once the diagnosis and the tumor site have been established, to evaluate if patients might be amenable for therapy with one of these radiopharmaceuticals.
- Research Organization:
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
- OSTI ID:
- 6840690
- Journal Information:
- Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 13:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CARCINOMAS
DIAGNOSIS
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
THYROID
IODINE 131
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM 99
THALLIUM 201
ANTIBODIES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPES
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
THALLIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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