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Vol 18, No 2 (2015)
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124I-MIBG: a new promising positron-emitting radiopharmaceutical for the evaluation of neuroblastoma

Angelina Cistaro, Natale Quartuccio, Federico Caobelli, Arnoldo Piccardo, Rosario Paratore, Pietro Coppolino, Alessandro Sperandeo, Gaspare Arnone, Umberto Ficola
DOI: 10.5603/NMR.2015.0024
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Pubmed: 26315872
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Nucl. Med. Rev 2015;18(2):102-106.

open access

Vol 18, No 2 (2015)
Case Report
Submitted: 2015-07-31
Accepted: 2015-07-31
Published online: 2015-07-31

Abstract

Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial solid tumor in pediatric patients. Despite the established role of 123I-MIBG and 131I-MIBG scintigraphy in this tumor, only limited data are available regarding the use of 124I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). We present our preliminary experience with 124I-MIBG PET/CT: two pediatric patients affected by neuroblastoma, who underwent 124I-MIBG PET/CT for pre-therapy distribution evaluation and restaging purposes. We aimed to evaluate whether 124I-MIBG PET/CT can detect as many or more neuroblastoma lesions than 123I/131I-MIBG imaging. Our cases show promising results, although further validation and standardization of 124I-MIBG PET/CT are required.

Abstract

Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial solid tumor in pediatric patients. Despite the established role of 123I-MIBG and 131I-MIBG scintigraphy in this tumor, only limited data are available regarding the use of 124I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). We present our preliminary experience with 124I-MIBG PET/CT: two pediatric patients affected by neuroblastoma, who underwent 124I-MIBG PET/CT for pre-therapy distribution evaluation and restaging purposes. We aimed to evaluate whether 124I-MIBG PET/CT can detect as many or more neuroblastoma lesions than 123I/131I-MIBG imaging. Our cases show promising results, although further validation and standardization of 124I-MIBG PET/CT are required.

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Keywords

neuroblastoma, 124I-MIBG PET/CT, bone metastases, 123I-MIBG scan, radiometabolic therapy

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Title

124I-MIBG: a new promising positron-emitting radiopharmaceutical for the evaluation of neuroblastoma

Journal

Nuclear Medicine Review

Issue

Vol 18, No 2 (2015)

Article type

Case report

Pages

102-106

Published online

2015-07-31

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DOI

10.5603/NMR.2015.0024

Pubmed

26315872

Bibliographic record

Nucl. Med. Rev 2015;18(2):102-106.

Keywords

neuroblastoma
124I-MIBG PET/CT
bone metastases
123I-MIBG scan
radiometabolic therapy

Authors

Angelina Cistaro
Natale Quartuccio
Federico Caobelli
Arnoldo Piccardo
Rosario Paratore
Pietro Coppolino
Alessandro Sperandeo
Gaspare Arnone
Umberto Ficola

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