Imaging of carcinoid tumors with iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine

J Bomanji; D A Levison; J Zuzarte; K E Britton

Imaging of carcinoid tumors with iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine

J Nucl Med. 1987 Dec;28(12):1907-10.

Authors

J Bomanji¹, D A Levison, J Zuzarte, K E Britton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 3681447

Abstract

Scintigraphy with 123I-radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) was performed successfully in two patients with metastatic carcinoid tumor. The scintigraphic findings show diversity of the tumor deposits in the uptake of [123I]MIBG in the same patient and between patients.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

3-Iodobenzylguanidine
Adult
Carcinoid Tumor / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes*
Iodobenzenes*
Male
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging

Substances

Iodine Radioisotopes
Iodobenzenes
3-Iodobenzylguanidine