Image in endocrinology. Localization of an adrenocorticotropin-producing pheochromocytoma using 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Mar;94(3):748-9. doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-2099.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / metabolism*
  • Aged
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pheochromocytoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pheochromocytoma / metabolism
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*

Substances

  • fluorodopa F 18
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone