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Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 5/2012

01-10-2012 | Images that Teach

Isolated cardiac metastasis in a patient with neuroendocrine carcinoma of pancreas discovered on 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT

Authors: Bangkim Chandra Khangembam, MD, Niraj Naswa, MD, Punit Sharma, MD, Chandrasekhar Bal, MD, Arun Malhotra, MD, PhD, Rakesh Kumar, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 5/2012

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Abstract

We present an interesting image that demonstrates utility of 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT for demonstrating rare metastatic sites of neuroendocrime tumor.
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Metadata
Title
Isolated cardiac metastasis in a patient with neuroendocrine carcinoma of pancreas discovered on 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT
Authors
Bangkim Chandra Khangembam, MD
Niraj Naswa, MD
Punit Sharma, MD
Chandrasekhar Bal, MD
Arun Malhotra, MD, PhD
Rakesh Kumar, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-012-9563-4

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