Linus Haberbosch, James MacFarlane, Olympia Koulouri, Daniel Gillett, Andrew S Powlson, Sue Oddy, David J Halsall, Kevin A Huynh, Jonathan Jones, Heok K Cheow, Joachim Spranger, Knut Mai, Christian Strasburger, Richard J Mannion, Mark Gurnell
BACKGROUND: L-[methyl-11C]-methionine-positron emission tomography (Met-PET) is a potentially important imaging adjunct in the diagnostic workup of pituitary adenomas, including somatotroph tumours. Met-PET can identify residual or occult disease and make definitive therapies accessible to a subgroup of patients who would otherwise require lifelong medical therapy. However, existing data on its use are still limited to small case series. Here, we report the largest single centre experience (N=61) in acromegaly...
March 14, 2024: European Journal of Endocrinology