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Bone metastases in patients with neuroendocrine tumor: 68Ga-DOTA-Tyr3-octreotide PET in comparison to CT and bone scintigraphy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19617343     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is an accurate imaging modality for the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumor. Because detection of distant metastases has a major impact on treatment, early diagnosis of metastatic spread is of great importance. So far, no standard procedure has become established for the early diagnosis of bone metastases from neuroendocrine tumor. We compared the diagnostic value of CT with that of the novel somatostatin analog (68)Ga-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetic acid-d-Phe(1)-Tyr(3)-octreotide ((68)Ga-DOTATOC) in the detection of such metastases. METHODS: Fifty-one patients (22 women and 29 men; age range, 32-87 y) with histologically verified neuroendocrine tumor were included in this study. PET scans were fused with CT scans using a vacuum fixation device. (18)F-NaF or (99m)Tc-dicarboxypropane diphosphonate bone scans or clinical follow-up served as the reference standard. RESULTS: Twelve of the 51 patients had no evidence of bone metastases on any of the available imaging modalities, and 37 patients had (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET results true-positive for bone metastases. (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET results were true-negative for 12 patients, false-positive for one, and false-negative for another, resulting in a sensitivity of 97% and a specificity of 92%. (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET detected bone metastases at a significantly higher rate than did CT (P < 0.001). Furthermore, conventional bone scans confirmed the results of somatostatin receptor PET but did not reveal additional tumors in any patients. CONCLUSION: (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET is a reliable, novel method for the early detection of bone metastases in patients with neuroendocrine tumor. Our results show that CT and conventional bone scintigraphy are less accurate than (68)Ga-DOTATOC PET in the primary staging or restaging of neuroendocrine tumor.
Authors:
Daniel Putzer; Michael Gabriel; Benjamin Henninger; Dorota Kendler; Christian Uprimny; Georg Dobrozemsky; Clemens Decristoforo; Reto Josef Bale; Werner Jaschke; Irene Johanna Virgolini
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article     Date:  2009-07-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0161-5505     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Nucl. Med.     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-04     Completed Date:  2009-09-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217410     Medline TA:  J Nucl Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1214-21     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. daniel.putzer@i-med.ac.at
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*,  secondary*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnosis*,  secondary*
Octreotide / analogs & derivatives*,  diagnostic use
Organometallic Compounds / diagnostic use*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Radiopharmaceuticals / diagnostic use,  pharmacokinetics
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Ga(III)-DOTATOC; 0/Organometallic Compounds; 0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 83150-76-9/Octreotide

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