Items tagged “radiotracer”
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Iodine-131
Iodine-131 (131I or I-131) is a radioisotope of iodine, which is used in the diagnosis, treatment and theranostic approach (diagnostic scan and radionuclide therapy 3 ) of thyroid lesions. It is one of the oldest radiotracers used in nuclear medicine, in use for over 50 years. It is predominate...
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Gallium-68 DOTATATE
Gallium-68 DOTATATE (or Ga-68 DOTATATE) is a PET radiotracer that is a form of somatostatin-receptor (SSTR) functional imaging. It is most commonly used for evaluating primary and metastatic well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. There are also emerging uses for evaluating other somatostat...