Scintigraphic imaging of the adrenal cortex Book Section

  


Authors: Pandit-Taskar, N.; Yeh, S. D. J.
Editors: Schwartz, A. E.; Pertsemlidis, D.; Gagner, M.
Article/Chapter Title: Scintigraphic imaging of the adrenal cortex
Abstract: Almost 70 years ago, George Hevesy initiated the use of radioactive tracers to map metabolic processes (1,2). In the mid-1930s, studies in human subjects were accomplished primarily in the thyroid gland using radioactive iodine (I-131). For many decades, I-131 remained the only specific radionuclide for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases (3-7). Subsequently, phosphorus (P-32) was used for treatment of patients with bone tumors, leukemia, polycythemia vera, and bony metastases from cancer of the breast and prostate. Prior to the development of computed tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), abdominal ultrasound, plain radiographs, and pyelography were the means of initial evaluation of the adrenal masses. Definitive diagnosis was made by invasive procedures like arteriography, venography, and adrenal venous sampling. © 2003 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Book Title: Endocrine Surgery
ISBN: 0824742974
Publisher: Marcel Dekker, Inc.  
Publication Place: New York, NY
Date Published: 2004-01-01
Start Page: 359
End Page: 367
Language: English
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Book Chapter: 30 -- CRC Press ebook ISBN 9780203912997 -- Source: Scopus