gallium-ga-68-dotatate and Endometriosis

The non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis remains challenging. Recent data suggested that somatostatin might be involved in its pathogenesis. High sensitive visualization of somatostatin receptors expression is possible using PET-CT imaging after the administration of a. This is a prospective, single center pilot study. A pre operative. 12 patients were included in this study.. The results observed in this small size series of patients seem to confirm expression of somatostatin receptors only in recto-vaginal DIE and focal adenomyosis lesions. The usefulness of

Topics: Adult; Endometriosis; Feasibility Studies; Female; Gallium Radioisotopes; Humans; Organometallic Compounds; Pilot Projects; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Prospective Studies; Receptors, Somatostatin; Vagina