Vnitr Lek 2006, 52(10):969-972
Radionuclid screening in endocrinology
- Klinika nukleární medicíny a endokrinologie 2. lékařské fakulty UK a FN Motol, Praha, přednosta doc. MUDr. Petr Vlček, CSc.
The study provides an overview of current possibilities for use of nuclear medicine methods in endocrine diagnostics and therapy. Somatostatin receptor analogue is applied to the hypothalamus-hypophysis system, analogue medium to is used, in thyroid diagnostics, besides the determined tumour markers, tenchecium-labelled MIBI radioiodine 131 is used to determine and monitor carcinomas. Recently, rhTSH before starting thyroid carcinoma treatment is used. Neuroendocrinology tumours are suspected through 123I-MIBG; when scintigraphy is positive, therapeutic 131I-MIBG can be administrated. In diagnostics of the pituitary gland, two-step scintigraphy of MIBI is preferably used rather than subtraction methods. In patients with late or not significantly differenciated malignant tumours, positrone emission tomography is of benefit.
Keywords: screening methods; radiologic media; thyroid gland; pituitary gland; neuroendocrine tumours
Received: June 29, 2006; Published: October 1, 2006 Show citation
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