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ea0016p587 | Paediatric endocrinology | ECE2008

Evaluation of Intergrated [18F]FDOPA–PET/CT for identification of focal forms of Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI)

Blankenstein Oliver , Mohnike Klaus , Hussain Khalid , Kuehnen Peter , Barthlen Winfried , Fuechtner Frank , Mohnike Wolfgang

Objective: CHI is the most frequent cause of severe hypoglycaemia in infants. Two distinct anatomical forms have been described which require different therapeutic strategies. We evaluated the predictive value and accuracy of integrated [18F]FDOPA-PET/CT as a new tool in identification of focal lesions in an observational study.Patients and methods: From 2005 to 2007, 73 infants and children from the UK (30) and Germany (42) with CHI were exam...
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Endocrine Abstracts
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