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Failure of functional imaging with gallium-68-DOTA-D-Phe1-Tyr3-octreotide positron emission tomography to localize the site of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The diagnostic efficacy of biochemical and imaging modalities for investigating the causes of Cushing's syndrome are limited. We report a case demonstrating the limitations of these modalities, especially the inability of functional imaging to help localize the site of ectopic adr...

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Autores principales: Gani, Linsey U, Gianatti, Emily J, Cheung, Ada S, Jerums, George, MacIsaac, Richard J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21861919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-405