Application of positron emission tomography in the clinical evaluation and treatment of hypothalamic-pituitary diseases.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.2011.02.004
- Author:
Hu HUI-YING
1
;
Pan HUI
;
Cheng XIN
Author Information
1. Department of Endocrinology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hypothalamic Diseases;
diagnostic imaging;
Pituitary Diseases;
diagnostic imaging;
Positron-Emission Tomography
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2011;33(2):120-122
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/CT are playing increasingly important roles in the clinical evaluation and treatment of tumors. As neuroendocrine tissues, the hypothalamus and pituitary gland have their unique features, and PET can be valuable in evaluating hypothalamic-pituitary diseases lesions. This article reviews the application of PET in the clinical evaluation and treatment of hypothalamic-pituitary diseases.
