| Literature DB >> 6812783 |
H Sutton, P Wyeth, A P Allen, O A Thurtle, T K Hames, M I Cawley, D Ackery.
Abstract
Meta-iodobenzylguanidine, a guanethidine analogue, is a newly synthesised substance capable of imaging the adrenal medulla. In a woman in whom phaeochromocytoma has been diagnosed iodine-131-labelled metaiodobenzylguanidine was given intravenously; gamma-camera images showed bilateral adrenal tumours and uptake corresponding to bone and liver metastases. 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine is effective in localising phaeochromocytomas, and the technique is safe, specific, and non-invasive.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6812783 PMCID: PMC1500117 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.285.6349.1153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) ISSN: 0267-0623