68Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4 PET/CT improves the detection of focal congenital hyperinsulinism

M Boss, C Rottenburger, W Brenner… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
Surgery with curative intent can be offered to congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) patients,
provided that the lesion is focal. Radiolabeled exendin-4 specifically binds the glucagonlike …

[HTML][HTML] 18F-DOPA PET/CT and 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT scans as diagnostic tools in focal congenital hyperinsulinism: a blinded evaluation

CD Christiansen, H Petersen, AL Nielsen… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Focal congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is curable by surgery, which is why
identification of the focal lesion is crucial. We aimed to determine the use of 18F–fluoro …

18F-6-Fluoro-l-Dopa PET/CT imaging of congenital hyperinsulinism

JC Davis, SM Hamel, SA Becker… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
Congenital hyperinsulinism is characterized by persistent hypoglycemia due to
inappropriate excess secretion of insulin resulting in hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. The …

18F-DOPA PET and enhanced CT imaging for congenital hyperinsulinism: initial UK experience from a technologist's perspective

M Meintjes, R Endozo, J Dickson… - Nuclear Medicine …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Materials and methods Twenty-two 18 F-DOPA PET/CT and contrast-enhanced CT imaging
studies were carried out on 18 consecutive patients (nine boys and nine girls) with CHI …

Diagnostic role of 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography in patients with congenital hyperinsulinism: a meta-analysis

J Yang, R Hao, X Zhu - Nuclear medicine communications, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Studies have reported the applications of 18 F-dihydroxyphenylalanine (18 F-
DOPA) PET in patients with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI). The aim of this study was to …

Diagnostic performance of fluorine-18-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography in diagnosing and localizing the focal form of congenital …

G Treglia, P Mirk, A Giordano, V Rufini - Pediatric radiology, 2012 - Springer
Introduction We performed a meta-analysis on published data on the diagnostic
performance of fluorine-18 dihydroxyphenylalanine (18 F-DOPA) positron emission …

The added value of [18F]fluoro-L-DOPA PET in the diagnosis of hyperinsulinism of infancy: a retrospective study involving 49 children

MJ Ribeiro, N Boddaert, C Bellanné-Chantelot… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose Neuroendocrine diseases are a heterogeneous group of entities with the ability to
take up amine precursors, such as L-DOPA, and convert them into biogenic amines, such as …

Evaluation of [18F]Fluoro-l-DOPA Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography for Surgery in Focal Congenital Hyperinsulinism

W Barthlen, O Blankenstein, H Mau… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Context: In congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), the identification and precise localization of a
focal lesion is essential for successful surgery. Objective: Our objective was to evaluate the …

Diagnosis and localization of focal congenital hyperinsulinism by 18F-fluorodopa PET scan

OT Hardy, M Hernandez-Pampaloni, JR Saffer… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To assess the accuracy of 18F-fluoro-l-dihydroxyphenylalanine ([18F]-DOPA)
PET scans to diagnose focal versus diffuse disease and to localize focal lesions in infants …

Diagnostic accuracy of [18F]‐fluoro‐l‐dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography scan for persistent congenital hyperinsulinism in Japan

M Masue, H Nishibori, S Fukuyama… - Clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to elucidate the accuracy and limitations of [18F]‐fluoro‐l‐
dihydroxyphenylalanine ([18F] DOPA) positron emission tomography (PET) for Japanese …