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6-<sup>18</sup>F-Fluoro-<scp>l</scp>-Dihydroxyphenylalanine Positron Emission Tomography Is Superior to<sup>123</sup>I-Metaiodobenzyl-Guanidine Scintigraphy in the Detection of Extraadrenal and Hereditary Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas: Correlation with Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Expression

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FDOPA-PET is superior to 123-I-MIBG scintigraphy in patients with extraadrenal, predominantly noradrenaline-secreting, and hereditary types of PHEO/PGL. The lack of VMAT-1 expression predicts negativity for MIBG-scintigraphy.

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