Scintigraphy/positron emission tomography (PET) - complementary support for endoscopy

摘要

Diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures complementary to endoscopy comprise a number of different imaging techniques such as static and dynamic conventional scintigraphy, single-photon emission tomography (SPET) as well as positron emission tomography (PET), and the use of different radiopharmaceuti-cals. The armamentum of nuclear imaging methods is targeted to the following problems:1. gastro-intestinal bleeding.2. oesophageal dysfunction.3. hepatic space-occupying lesions.4. detection of carcinomas with PET.5. endocrine tumours.