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GuidelineEuropean radiology2025

ESR Essentials: role of PET/CT in neuroendocrine tumors-practice recommendations by the European Society for Hybrid, Molecular and Translational Imaging.

Ricarda Ebner, Gabriel T Sheikh, Matthias Brendel, Jens Ricke, Clemens C Cyran

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Guideline in European radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Research process of PET tracers for neuroendocrine tumors diagnosis.American journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ricarda EbnerDepartment of Radiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany. ricarda.ebner@med.uni-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0851-0094
Gabriel T SheikhDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Matthias BrendelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Jens RickeDepartment of Radiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Clemens C CyranDepartment of Radiology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) originate from the secretory cells of the neuroendocrine system, with the majority arising in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas. Given the heterogeneity in the biological behavior and morphological differentiation of these tumors, advanced imaging techniques are crucial for supporting the suspected diagnosis, accurate staging, and monitoring therapy. As most well-differentiated NEN demonstrate overexpression of somatostatin receptors (SSR) on the cell surface, SSR-directed PET/CT is considered the reference standard for imaging of this particular entity. SSR-PET/CT should be the imaging method of choice in every NEN G1 or G2 and considered for re-staging after both potentially curative and non-curative surgeries. The extent of SSR expression is also crucial for determining a patient's eligibility for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). PRRT utilizes [

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Neuroendocrine TumorsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyEuropeHumansMolecular ImagingNeoplasm StagingReceptors, SomatostatinSocieties, MedicalReceptors, SomatostatinMolecular imagingNeuroendocrine tumorsPositron emission tomography computed tomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors (Somatostatin)

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PMCPMC11914302

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