PET/CT Imaging of Unstable Carotid Plaque with 68Ga-Labeled Somatostatin Receptor Ligand

Conclusion: 68Ga-DOTATATE activity on PET in recently symptomatic carotid plaques is not significantly different from contralateral carotids/plaques. Any activity seen on PET is not shown to be from specific sst2 receptor–mediated uptake in vitro. It is therefore unlikely that sst2 PET/CT imaging will have a role in the detection and characterization of symptomatic carotid plaques.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - May 1, 2017 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Wan, M. Y. S., Endozo, R., Michopoulou, S., Shortman, R., Rodriguez-Justo, M., Menezes, L., Yusuf, S., Richards, T., Wild, D., Waser, B., Reubi, J. C., Groves, A. Tags: Clinical Source Type: research