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Imaging Work-Up for Screening of Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma in<i>SDHx</i>Mutation Carriers: A Multicenter Prospective Study from the PGL.EVA Investigators

Anne‐Paule Gimenez‐Roqueplo, Aurore Caumont‐Prim, C. Houzard, C. Hignette, A. Hernigou, P. Halimi, Patricia Niccoli, Sophie Leboulleux, Laurence Amar, Françoise Borson‐Chazot,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2012 · 156 citations · 30 references

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In routine practice, the imaging work-up for screening SDHx mutation carriers should include thoraco-abdomino-pelvic computed tomography, head and neck magnetic angiography, and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy. Expert centralized image assessment is recommended.

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