[11C]Metahydroxyephedrine and [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Improve Clinical Decision Making in Suspected Pheochromocytoma
- 19 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 13 (2) , 187-197
- https://doi.org/10.1245/aso.2006.04.022
Abstract
Background Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors of chromaffin cells for which the optimal management is surgical resection. Precise diagnosis and localization may be elusive. We evaluated whether...Keywords
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