Tag: octreoscan
First Northeastern Facility Offers Gallium-68 DOTATOC PET/CT Imaging for Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Cancer Patients
When Brian Hakimian had the 68Gallium DOTATOC PET/CT scan at the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai in New York City on January 14, 2015, he became the first carcinoid patient to undergo this novel imaging test at a northeastern facility. Now in clinical…
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OncLive TV Releases 2 More Videos in Neuroendocrine Tumors Series
Two new videos have been released in the OncLive TV series on carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), including pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and genetic syndromes that predispose people to develop pancreatic NETs such MEN1 (multiple endocrine…
READ MOREImportant Octreoscan Update for U.S. & Canadian Carcinoid/NETs Patients
Octreoscans are again available in the United States and Canada! Production has resumed for Covidien’s Octreoscan Kit using Indium In-111 pentetreotide.…
READ MOREOctreoscan Test for Carcinoid & NET Patients Currently on Hold in U.S. and Canada
Due to a voluntary recall by the drug company Covidien, the Octreoscan Kit using Indium In-111 pentetreotide is not available at the present time in the United States or Canada. This means that carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor patients cannot have…
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