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Table 5 Key indications for molecular imaging in PCC/PGL

From: 68Ga-DOTATATE and 18F-FDG PET/CT in Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma: utility, patterns and heterogeneity

â–ª Diagnosis and localisation of adrenal-and extra-adrenal PCC/PGL in patients with elevated catecholamine levels.

â–ª Staging of patients prior to surgical resection to exclude metastatic or additional primary sites of disease.

â–ª Selection of patients for radionuclide therapy with 177Lu/90Y radiolabelled DOTATATE or 131I-MIBG therapy.

â–ª Response assessment following chemotherapy or targeted therapies.

â–ª Surveillance of patients with inherited mutations such as SDHxor VHL