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Screening in asymptomatic SDHx mutation carriers: added value of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT at initial diagnosis and 1-year follow-up.
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging - 1 May 2015
Lepoutre-Lussey C, Caramella C, Bidault F, Déandreis D, Berdelou A, Al Ghuzlan A, Hartl D, Borget I, Gimenez-Roqueplo A-P, Dumont F, Deschamps F, Nascimento C, Lumbroso J, Guillaud Bataille M, Schlumberger M, Baudin E, Leboulleux S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Specific recommendations on screening modalities for paraganglioma (PGL) and phaeochromocytoma (PCC) in asymptomatic SDHx mutation carriers (relatives) are still lacking. We evaluated the added value of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in comparison with morphological imaging at initial diagnosis and 1 year of follow-up in this population. METHODS: The study included 30 consecutive relatives with a proven SDHx mutation...
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