Prevalence of physiological uptake in the pancreas on somatostatin receptor-based PET/CT: a systematic review and a meta-analysis

ConclusionsHigh radiopharmaceutical uptake in the head and uncinate process of the pancreas is frequent at somatostatin receptor-based PET/CT and it should be recognized by nuclear medicine physicians to prevent unnecessary additional investigations. In addition, next generation PET/CT tomographs might increase the prevalence of this finding.
Source: Clinical and Translational Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research