PubMed · 5459300
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FD-PET has proved to be an extremely useful technique for the noninvasive evaluation of nigrostriatal pathophysiology in patients with PD and other movement disorders. The development of ratio methods for image analysis has greatly reduced the complexity of these PET studies and has facilitated data analysis. With the recent advances in cyclotron targetry and automated synthesis modules FD-PET will soon become an important component of the clinical armamentarium.
A carcinoid crisis is a severe complication of the carcinoid syndrome that can arise in patients with advanced metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. It can be initiated by stress, catecholamines, and tumor manipulation. In this article, we report a case in which an injection with the catecholamine tracer 6-18F-fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine, used for PET, induced a carcinoid crisis. Octreotide can be used for treatment and should be available. Tracer injection should be slow.