68Ga-DOTATOC-PET/CT detects neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer metastases

M. Souvatzoglou; T. Maurer; U. Treiber; G. Weirich; B. J. Krause; M. Essler

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1621112

Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine, Table of Contents

Nuklearmedizin 2009; 48(05): N52-N54
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1621112

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⁶⁸Ga-DOTATOC-PET/CT detects neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer metastases

M. Souvatzoglou

¹Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikumrechts-der-Isar, Muenchen, Germany

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T. Maurer

²Department of Urology, Klinikum-rechts-der-Isar, Muenchen, Germany

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U. Treiber

²Department of Urology, Klinikum-rechts-der-Isar, Muenchen, Germany

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G. Weirich

³Institute of Pathology, Klinikum-rechts-der-Isar, Muenchen, Germany

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B. J. Krause

¹Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikumrechts-der-Isar, Muenchen, Germany

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M. Essler

¹Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikumrechts-der-Isar, Muenchen, Germany

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