DOTATOC Scan – Prominent images for finer diagnosis
In recent times, PET CT studies have gained much importance in detecting many diseases. In many diseases like neuroendocrine tumors etc often get missed on a standard FDG PET study. Ga-68 labeled PET studies are asked for such clinical situations. Alike standard PET scans, the G8-Ga labeled PET studies help in diagnosing a tumor, help in characterizing the same, helps in staging-restaging of the disease etc.
Gallium Ga 68 dotatoc injection is used with a PET scan (positron emission tomography) for localization of somatostatin receptor positive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
Gallium Ga 68 dotatoc is a radiopharmaceutical. Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive agents, which may be used to find and treat Gallium Ga 68 dotatoc injection is used with a PET scan (positron emission tomography) for localization of somatostatin receptor positive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
Gallium Ga 68 dotatoc is a radiopharmaceutical. Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive agents, which may be used to find and treat certain diseases or to study the function of the body’s organs.
This medicine is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a doctor with specialized training in nuclear medicine.
Ga-68 is a radiotracer that emits positron and helps in doing PET scans. Ga-68 can be tagged with various components, namely DOTATOC and PSMA etc depending upon the clinical need.
DOTATOC SCAN
A DOTATOC scan, also known as a Ga-68 dotatate scan, is used for diagnosing and monitoring of Neuro Endocrine Tumours(NETs).A DOTATOC scan can help diagnose NETs, which can be found in many parts of the body, including the brain, thyroid, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract .A DOTATOC scan can help monitor the treatment of NETs, and check if the tumors have spread. DOTATOC scan can help determine the stage of a tumor and guide surgical treatment.
PSMA SCAN
A PSMA PET scan uses a radioactive tracer that binds to the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) protein, which is found on the surface of prostate cancer cells. A PET scanner then detects the radioactive molecule and shows where the prostate cancer cells are in the body. It can be used to:
- Diagnose prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
- Detect a return of prostate cancer after surgery or radiotherapy
- Determine eligibility for a radiopharmaceutical treatment
- Help plan treatment
- Identify patients who may have more extensive disease than expected
- Identify patients who are at a higher risk of prostate cancer spreading
