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F-18 DOPA PET/CT in pediatric patients with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia: A correlation with genetic analysis.
Nuclear medicine communications - 1 Apr 2022
Sagar Sambit, Arora Geetanjali, Damle Nishikant, Sharma Rajni, Jain Vandana, Jana Manisha, Tripathi Madhavi, Bal Chandrasekhar, Goel Prabudh
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AIM: Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia is a rare but life-threatening disease of infancy and childhood. 18F-DOPA PET/CT has been shown to be a useful modality in the localization of focal pancreatic lesions in these patients. We aimed to assess the role of 18F-DOPA PET/CT in such patients at our institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this prospective study, 18F-DOPA PET/CT scans and clinical details of 20...
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