68Ga-DOTATATE Uptake by Cervicothoracic (Stellate) Ganglia

Abstract

Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT, a functional imaging modality for assessment of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors, targeting the somatostatin receptors, has essentially replaced the conventional gamma camera-based imaging with In-labeled octreotide. Physiologic distribution, normal variations, and common pitfalls with Ga-DOTATATE imaging have been well described in the literature. Here, we describe uptake of Ga-DOTATATE in 2 different patients at cervicothoracic junction within the stellate ganglia.