Abhishek Jha, Mayank Patel, Alexander Ling, Ritu Shah, Clara C Chen, Corina Millo, Matthew A Nazari, Ninet Sinaii, Kailah Charles, Mickey J M Kuo, Tamara Prodanov, Babak Saboury, Sara Talvacchio, Alberta Derkyi, Jaydira Del Rivero, Geraldine O'Sullivan Coyne, Alice P Chen, Naris Nilubol, Peter Herscovitch, Frank I Lin, David Taieb, A Cahid Civelek, Jorge A Carrasquillo, Karel Pacak
OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic performance of [68 Ga]DOTATATE PET/CT, [18 F]FDG PET/CT, MRI of the spine, and whole-body CT and MRI for the detection of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL)-related spinal bone metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 2014 and 2020, PPGL participants with spinal bone metastases prospectively underwent [68 Ga]DOTATATE PET/CT, [18 F]FDG PET/CT, MRI of the cervical-thoracolumbar spine (MRIspine ), contrast-enhanced MRI of the neck and thoraco-abdominopelvic regions (MRIWB ), and contrast-enhanced CT of the neck and thoraco-abdominopelvic regions (CTWB )...
April 16, 2024: European Radiology