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(SOH-muh-toh-STA-tin reh-SEP-ter sin-TIH-gruh-fee)
| A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors. In somatostatin receptor scintigraphy , radioactive octreotide, a drug similar to somatostatin, is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream. The radioactive octreotide attaches to tumor cells that have receptors for somatostatin. A radiation-measuring device detects the radioactive octreotide, and makes pictures showing where the tumor cells are in the body. Also called octreotide scan and SRS. |
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