Endocrine Abstracts

The standard technique for the functional imaging of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) is [123I]-metaiodobenzylguanidine single photon emission computed tomography (MIBG SPECT). However, metastases are more accurately detected by 2-[18F]-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET). In a large prospective study of 216 patients evaluated at the NIH for benign or malignant PPGL, we investigated the sensitivity and specificity of FDG PET ...