Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology in Neuroendocrine Tumor
A special issue of Tomography (ISSN 2379-139X). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuroimaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 9178
Special Issue Editor
Interests: PET; nuclear medicine; neuroendocrine tumors; molecular imaging; PET/CT; PET/MRI
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Dear Colleagues,
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a group of rare and heterogeneous neoplasms with a variegated site of origin (even though they are located in the gastro-entero-pancreatic (GEP) sites in about 60% of cases and in the lung in approximately 30% of cases), but their incidence has risen in the last few decades partly due to advances in early detection and localization with the current imaging modalities, both morphological and functional. NETs are characterized by the peculiar and frequent expression on cell surfaces of somatostatin receptors, which represents the ideal target for molecular imaging and therapy (i.e., somatostatin analogues (SSAs) radiotracers and peptide-receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT)).
Despite the development of radiologic imaging, the detection and follow-up of NETs still pose a diagnostic challenge due to the heterogeneity of NETs, their relatively long-term growth, and small size of the primary tumor. Regardless of imaging modality, dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging is essential for evaluation of NETs. In general, CT scan is typically the primary imaging modality for evaluating NETs. MRI is used as a complementary modality, being superior to other modalities to assess liver metastasis.
Nuclear medicine imaging is also widely used in NET assessment, especially after the advent of radioligand therapy, e.g., PRRT, to evaluate its feasibility and the subsequent response to therapy.
This Special Issue will focus on research papers, perspectives, and reviews informing readers about the role of current imaging modalities, both morphological and functional, in the evaluation of neuroendocrine tumors from characterization to assessment of treatment response and detection of early recurrence.
Dr. Priscilla Guglielmo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- NET
- neuroendocrine tumors
- CT
- MRI
- PET
- molecular imaging
- radiology
- interventional radiology
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