[The advantages of depreotide in the diagnosis of spherical solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN): preliminary study].

Abstract

The affinity of various malignant neoplasms including small cell and non-small cell lung cancer for peptide analogue of somatostatin has been documented. Depreotide is such an analogue and can be combined with technetium--99m (99mTc depreotide) for optical imaging properties. Using this radiopharmaceutical product, solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) were previously successful evaluated. In this article the preliminary study of the depreotide (NeoSpect--Amersham, Wielka Brytania) in clinical practice has been shown.

• Authors: Andrzej Chciałowski, Ireneusz Drabek, Sławomir From, Tadeusz Płusa, Eugeniusz Dziuk, Naim Hussein
• Journal: Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego (Pol Merkur Lekarski) Vol. 14 Issue 81 Pg. 185-8 (Mar 2003) ISSN: 1426-9686 [Print] Poland
• Vernacular Title: Przydatność depreotydu w diagnostyce obwodowych zmian płucnych--badanie wstepne.
• PMID: 12914090 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Organotechnetium Compounds
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Somatostatin
• Technetium
• technetium Tc 99m depreotide

Topics

• Aged
• Female
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Organotechnetium Compounds
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Solitary Pulmonary Nodule (diagnosis)
• Somatostatin (analogs & derivatives)
• Technetium